NUTRIENTS

Our bodies require 7 basic nutrients they are listed in the table below, do an internet search to find

Nutrient
Carbohydrate:

Protein:
Fat:
Vitamins:

Minerals:

Fibre:

Water:

Nutrient Dense foods are those foods that contain a higher percentage of nutrients than energy. Th
Examples:
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Energy Dense foods are foods that contain a higher percentage of energy than nutrients.
These are sugar rich and fat dense foods that are not wise choices.
Examples:

es require 7 basic nutrients they are listed in the table below, do an internet search to find the definitions of e

Definition
Any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums and serves as a
major energy source in the diet of animals and people. These compounds are produced by photosynthetic
plants and contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, usually in the ratio 1:2:1.

One of several natural substances that exist in food such as meat, eggs, and beans, and which your body ne
order to grow and remain strong and healthy. Protein helps to maintain and replace the tissues in your body.
Fat supplies energy and transports nutrients.There are good fats and bad fats.
Vitamins help regulate body functions and also help break down your food. Many vitamins contain antioxidants
which are substances that protect cells from damage and also prevent many degenerative diseases.
Your body cannot produce vitamins (with the exception of vitamin D and vitamin K) so they must be obtained
through natural, healthy foods or nutritional supplements.
Minerals are inorganic nutrients. That is, they are materials found in foods that are essential for growth and health

and do not contain the element carbon. The minerals that are relevant to human nutrition are water, sodium
chloride, calcium, phosphate, sulfate, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, iodine, selenium, and molybdenum.

Fibre is an important component of a healthy balanced diet. We get fibre from plant-based foods, but it's not something
the body can absorb. This means fibre is not a nutrient and contains no calories or vitamins.
Fibre helps your digestive system to process food and absorb nutrients, helps to lower blood cholesterol and makes you

feel fuller and so helps to control your appetite. There are two types of fibre: insoluble and soluble.
Water is defined as an essential nutrient because it is required in amounts that exceed the body's ability to p
Water is essential for the human body to function. The body cannot store water and must have fresh supplies
day to perform virtually every metabolic process. Babies and the elderly are vulnerable to lack of water or de
Not drinking enough water increases the risk of kidney stones and, in women, urinary tract infections.
Water is also required for digestion, absorption, transportation, dissolving nutrients, elimination of waste prod
and thermoregulation, regulating body temperature.

Dense foods are those foods that contain a higher percentage of nutrients than energy. These are healthy foo

Salmon, Kale, Garlic, Seaweed, Potatos, Shellfish, Sardines, Liver, Blueberries, Egg yolks, Dark chocolate(coc

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ense foods are foods that contain a higher percentage of energy than nutrients.
e sugar rich and fat dense foods that are not wise choices.
French fries, Donnuts, Sweets, cakes with filling, cookies, fried chicken