Nutrition is the process of consuming foods and using their nutrients for growth, energy, and overall health and functioning. Nutrients include macronutrients like proteins, carbohydrates, and fats which are needed in large quantities, as well as micronutrients like vitamins and minerals which are needed in smaller amounts. The major nutrients that provide nourishment are carbohydrates, fats, proteins, fiber, soy, and fruits and vegetables. Carbohydrates provide glucose for energy, proteins provide amino acids to build and repair the body, and fats surround and insulate cells and are needed for brain and hormone functions. Vitamins and minerals also help chemical reactions in the body and should be obtained through a balanced

1. Nutrition
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2. Nutrition
Nutrition is the process of
getting food into your body and
using it as raw materials for
growth, fuel for energy, and
vitamins and minerals that
keep your body healthy and
functioning properly.

3. What is a Nutrient?
A nutrient is a source of nourishment, an
ingredient in a food, e.g.
protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamin, mineral,
fiber and water. Macronutrients are nutrients
we need in relatively large
quantities. Micronutrients are nutrients we
need in relatively small quantities.

4. The Major Nutrients
Nutrients
• Carbohydrates
• Fats
• Protein
• Fibre
• Soya
• Five portions of fruit and veg

5. Carbohydrates,
Fats, and
Protein

7. Carbohydrates
• Your body has the easiest time digesting
carbohydrates like sugar and starch.
Carbohydrates are broken down into individual
glucose, fructose or galactose units. Glucose is
your body's favorite form of energy. If you don't
get enough carbohydrates, your body can make
glucose from protein or fat -- and if you get too
many carbohydrates, your body is very good at
storing them as fat.

8. Protein
• Good nutrition provides raw materials.
Protein in the foods you eat is broken
down into individual amino acids. Your
body uses the amino acids to build and
repair the various parts of your body. Your
muscles contain lots of protein, and you
need to replenish that protein through your
diet. Your body also needs protein for
components of your immune system,
hormones, nervous system, and organs.

9. Fats
• Your body also needs fats to
be healthy. Membranes that
contain fats surround all the
cells of your body. Your brain
has fatty acids, and fats are
also needed to signal
hormones.

10. Vitamins and
Minerals

11. The vitamins and minerals you get
from your diet are just as important
as carbohydrates, protein and fats,
even though you only need them in
small amounts. They usually
function as co-enzymes, which
means they help some of your
body's chemical reactions happen a
lot faster.

12. Groups of Food
• GO or Energy-Giving
Foods
• Grow or Body-
Building Foods
• Glow or

13. GLOW FOODS

14. GROW FOODS

15. GO Foods

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