Vitamins Flashcards
Vitamins are nutrients we obtain from the food we eat in order to ensure
optimal health
Vitamins are nutrients we obtain from the food we eat in order to prevent
Nutritional deficiencies
A way to ensure you get all vitamins
Eat all colors of veggies
Our body cannot make all the _ needed to function
Micronutrients
Vitamins come in 2 main forms _
Water-soluble
Fat-soluble
Vitamin b plays important role in keeping our _ system healthy
Nervous
Vitamin b helps our body _ from food we eat
Release energy
Vitamin b9 is called
Folate
Folate (vitamin b9) helps with
Brain and spinal cord development in unborn babies
B1 you get from P,B
Peas
Bananas
Vitamin B1 you get from N,WG
Nuts
Whole grains
Vitamin B2 you get from M,E
Milk
Eggs
Vitamin B2 you get from FC, M
Fortified cereals
Mushrooms
Vitamin B3 you get from M,F
Meat
Fish
Vitamin B3 you get from WF, E
Wheat flour
Eggs
Vitamin B5 source C,B
Chicken
Beef
Vitamin B5 source E,A
Eggs
Avocado
Vitamin B6 source P,S
Pork
Soybeans
Vitamin B6 source P,O
Peanuts
Oats
Vitamin B6 source B,M
Bananas
Milk
Vitamin _ is needed in trace quantities
B7
Vitamin _ will be present in a balanced diet
B7
Vitamin B9 source LG, CP
Leafy greens
Chick peas
Vitamin B9 source EB, B
Edamame beans
Broccoli
Vitamin B9 source L, FFF
Liver
Foods fortified with folate
Vitamin _ is found only in animal products (eggs, meat, fish) or fortified plant food
B12
Example of a fortified plant food
Some nutritional yeast products
Review whether or not you are getting enough B12 if _
You are vegan
Vitamin C hailed to cure for colds and flu because
It contributes to healing
Vitamin C maintains healthy (3)
Skin
Blood vessels
Cartilage
Vitamin C plays a role in the production of
Collagen
Collagen maintains our skin’s (2)
Elasticity
Strength
