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NUTRITIONAL VALUE

  • Meat

  • Potatoes

  • Milk & Dairy

  • Fats & Oils

  • Fish & Eggs

  • Vegetables

6 Common Food Groups

Dominant Food Group

Often Left Out due to Climate

FOODS GERMANS LOVE

Meats: Pork, Beef, Lamb, Wild game

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Crops: Potatoes, Wheat, Rye

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Other: Bread, Pastries, Cakes

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Beer!

The Holidays!
CHRISTMAS :
Roast goose, Duck, Red cabbage
EASTER :
Thursday (Grundonnerstag) : Green food, soups with spinach and leaks
Friday  (Karfreitag) : Only fish
Sunday : Wurst, Veggies, Bread rolls, Cheese, Cakes
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ORGANS INVOLVED:
-Salivary glands: keep mouth moist

-Pharynx: swallowing

-Esophagus: carry food to stomach

-Stomach: secretes enzymes

-Small Intestine: digests food

-Large Intestine: absorb water

Enzymes:
  • Lipase: found in mouth, starts digestion of lipids and fats
  • Amylase: found in salivary glands, breaks down complex carbohydrates
  • Pepsin: found in stomach, breaks down proteins
  • Trypsin: found in pancreas, absorbs proteins
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