NURS 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nutrient, Complete Protein, Food Energy
Document Summary
The 2015-202 dietary guidelines for americans: five official dietary guidelines, healthy food and beverage choices. Calories: measure of the amount of energy that can be derived from food, depends on gender, age, body frame size, etc. Essential nutrients: water is the most essential nutrient. Water: many functions, carries nutrients, maintains body temp, lubricates joints, digestion, rids body of waste, urine/ stool production, production of sweat. Protein: basic framework for muscles, bones, hair, and fingernails, amino acids make protein, complementary proteins make up a complete protein, sources, meats, poultry, fish, legumes, tofu, eggs, nut and seed, milk and milk products. Nurs 1110: grains, some vegetables, some fruits. Carbohydrates: provide brain and body with glucose, basic source of food, simple carbs, sugars, both natural and added, complex carbohydrates, starches, grains, cereals, vegetables, beans, nuts, fiber. Fiber: dietary fiber, nondigestible carbohydrate occurring naturally in plant foos, functional fiber.
