Nutrition and Food Pyramid

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Nutrition and Food Pyramid
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Old Food Pyramid
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New Food Pyramid
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Carbohydrates

• These are sugar and starches
• Excellent source of energy
• There are two different types of carbohydrates
  simple and complex

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Fats

• Nutrient with highest energy content
• Unsaturated and saturated fats

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Protein

• An organic compound made of amino acids

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Mission Nutrition

• http//kidshealth.org/kid/closet/games/game_nutrit
  ion.html

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Reading Food Labels

• http//kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/labels
  .html

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