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Tonight's homework is to review the foods/beverages for any day that you logged in cronometer.com last week and explain how your food choices that day affected your body. Your response should be about half a page in length.

Example of a content to be included - When I consumed ________, it provided me with ________ which is responsible for _______ in my body.

Nutrient	Functions/roles in the body	Sources/examples
Carbohydrates	- store energy	- Bread, pasta, cereal, strawberries, rice - Glucose, fructose, starch (amylose), cellulose
Lipids/fats	- store more energy - produce flexible cell membranes	- Meats, cheese, dairy products - Saturated and unsaturated fat, triglycerides
Proteins	- store energy - component of enzymes, hormones, neurotransmitters, and receptors (on cell) - transport - growth/repair - provide structural support	- Meats, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products
Minerals/Vitamins	- minerals can be used as building material and/or are involved with chemical reactions - vitamins help enzymes to function properly	Milk, cheese, yogurt – Vitamin A, D, calcium, phosphorus