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Six Nutrients

Six nutrients are essential for life: carbohydrates, protein, fat, minerals, vitamins, and water. Carbohydrates provide energy, protein supports growth and repair of cells, and fats also supply energy and protect against temperature changes. Vitamins regulate body functions like the immune system, minerals help the body work properly like calcium for strong bones, and water carries nutrients and aids important functions like waste removal. A healthy diet includes a variety of foods rich in these essential nutrients.

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Six Nutrients

Six nutrients are essential for life: carbohydrates, protein, fat, minerals, vitamins, and water. Carbohydrates provide energy, protein supports growth and repair of cells, and fats also supply energy and protect against temperature changes. Vitamins regulate body functions like the immune system, minerals help the body work properly like calcium for strong bones, and water carries nutrients and aids important functions like waste removal. A healthy diet includes a variety of foods rich in these essential nutrients.

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Six Nutrients - 6 Nutrients That  Whole wheat breads

 Rice
are Essential for Life  Pasta
 Potatoes
Continue your lesson with presenting words to
know. Protein is essential for body growth and repair of
body cells. It especially important for athletes -
Nutrition - is the science that studies food and how because athletes put a lot of work on their muscles
it benefits the body and they need protein for complete recovery and get
stronger.
Diet - is everything you eat and drink
Sources of Protein -
Nutrients - are the substances found in food
 Meats
Next - explain to the students the process of  Eggs
Satisfying the Hunger -  Fish
 Nuts
 You need energy
 Beans
 You feel hungry
 You eat to get rid of hunger Fats are another source of energy. It also protects
 You feel satisfied against temperature changes. However - this is an
 You need more energy important nutrient to have in the body but eating too
 The cycle repeats again much fat will cause the person to be overweight.

At this time - discuss what food does for your body. Sources of Fat -
Here are some responses that you should get from
your students -  Butter
 Eggs
 It provides energy for daily activity  Cheese
 Meat
- tell the students that if they want to be
energetic - be able to do their daily activities Vitamins help regulate body functions. For
-be healthy - they have to eat example - you need vitamins to help your immune
system to fight infection.
 It gives you raw material
Sources of Vitamins -
- the food gives you six nutrients that are
essential for the body  Fruits
 Vegetables
 Eating is an enjoyable activity  Whole grain breads
- the activity that families do to spend Minerals help your body work properly. This
quality time together mineral is my favorite because I like milk. With
What does it mean to have a healthy diet? It means milk comes plenty of calcium - and calcium makes
that person has to eat a variety of foods. The foods your bones strong.
that are rich in nutrients.
Sources of Minerals -
Now is the time to present 6 nutrients -
 Milk
1. Carbohydrates
 Meats
2. Protein
3. Fat  Whole grain cereal
4. Minerals
5. Vitamins Water is essential to our body because it carries
6. Water nutrients. Also - it help many body's functions that
are very important for a healthy well being. For
Carbohydrates are the primary source of energy. It example - removing wastes.
is readilly available energy that people use for daily
activities. Sources of Water -

Sources of carbohydrates -  Juices


 Milk
 Oranges
 Water melon

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