Lesson 1.3: Nutrients Our Bodies Need

Your body needs many nutrients to function properly.  Do you know what foods are high in certain nutrients?  Do you know what the functions of the nutrients are?  Read page 200 in your textbook to learn more about nutrients.

Complete the following table for the six nutrients discussed on page 200.

Nutrient

Function

Food Source
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

Question 1. What is the name of the disease that is a result of a deficiency of Vitamin C?

Question 2. How did Aboriginal women make a tea that is rich in Vitamin C?

 

 

Check your answers with those that follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers to Table and Questions::

Nutrient

Function

Food Source

Carbohydrates

sugar and starches supply energy rice, whole grains, breads and cereals, potatoes, pasta

Proteins

 build and repair tissue, regulate chemical activity, provide energy when carbohydrates and fats are not available meat, fish, poultry, eggs, milk products, dried peas and beans, nuts, cereals

Fats

 provide energy, insulate, absorb fat-soluble vitamins, structural component of nerve and brain tissue, enables cells to function butter, margarine, nuts, oils, red meat

Vitamins

 help carry out life functions such as growth and reproduction variety of foods

Minerals

 structural component of body tissues, help carry out life functions variety of foods

Water

 helps dilute and dispose of body wastes and toxins, moves nutrients, controls body temperature most foods have water, the main source of water for people is to drink water

Question 1. What is the name of the disease that is a result of a deficiency of Vitamin C?

Scurvy is a result of a deficiency of Vitamin C. 

Question 2. How did Aboriginal women make a tea that is rich in Vitamin C?

Aboriginal women prepared a tea that is rich in Vitamin C from the bark and needles of the white cedar tree.

 


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