Vitamins/Minerals by Autumn Taylor fruit-vegetables-190822-400x225

What do minerals do for your body?

What are minerals?

What do vitamins do for your body?

What are vitamins?

What are the two types of vitamins? AtoZFitness-Vitamins

Minerals are a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and a crystalline structure. They are apart of the most important types of nutrients in your body.

Minerals are used to help build bones, make hormones, and regulate your heartbeat.

Vitamins are organic molecules that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function.

They all have different jobs to help keep your body working properly, such as resisting infections and keeping your nerves healthy.

Fat Soluble

Water Soluble

What type of vitamins are fat soluble? What are some examples of food that contain this type of soluble?

click to edit

Vitamins A- Spinach

Vitamin D- Egg Yolks

Vitamin E- Peanut Butter

Vitamin K- Kale

What type of vitamins are water soluble? What are some examples of food that contain this type of soluble?

click to edit

Vitamin C- Citrus

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)- Salmon

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)- Eggs

Vitamin B3 (Niacin)- Chicken

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)- Mushrooms

Vitamin B6- Fish

Vitamin B7 (Biotin)- Nuts

Vitamin B9 (Folate)- Beans

Did you know?

click to edit

What are the two types of minerals? image3

The second type are trace minerals, which are needed in smaller amounts.

What type of minerals fall under this category and what are some examples of food that contain them?

click to edit

click to edit

Selenium- Bananas

Fluoride- Almond Milk

Cobalt- Apricots

Zinc- Oysters

Iodine- Milk

Copper- Shellfish

Manganese- Oats

Iron- Dried Fruit

The first type are macrominerals, which are needed in larger amounts.

What type of minerals fall under this category and what are some examples of food that contain them?

click to edit

Sulfur- Cauliflower

Chloride- Tomatoes

Potassium- Beets

Sodium- Salted Nuts

Magnesium- Bananas

Phosphorus- Seafood

Calcium- Yogurt

Did you know? Vitamins can get lost in foods when exposed to light, heat, or air. Cooking foods can reduce their vitamin content.

What are some ways to get the most vitamins out of the food you eat?

click to edit

Use as little water as necessary.

Keep the pieces of food as large as possible.

Cook for a short period of time.

Microwave, stir-fry, or steam vegetables.

Use water that vegetables were cooked in to make soups or stews (use within a couple of days, or freeze).

The amount of vitamins or minerals needed per day depends on the type of vitamin/mineral.

Did you know?

All food groups are rich in all sorts of minerals. Ex: Zinc is highest in protein-rich foods, such as red meat or shellfish/