The document outlines the six essential nutrients needed for a healthy diet: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water. It provides examples of food sources for each nutrient and their basic functions. Carbohydrates and proteins are the main sources of energy, while fats are categorized as good or bad depending on their effects on health. Vitamins and minerals regulate chemical reactions and support bone/organ functioning. Finally, water is critical for regulating body temperature and transporting nutrients throughout the body.

2. The Six Essential
Nutrients

3. The components in food that nourish our body are known as nutrients.
A healthy meal contains six essential nutrients.
Carbohydrates.
Proteins.
Fats.
Vitamins.
Minerals.
Water.

4. Carbohydrates
It is the main source of energy and warmth.
Our daily diet should contain 40 to 50 percent of carbohydrates.
Some of the main source of carbohydrates are:
Rice
Cereal
Bread
Pasta
Potatoes
Corn

5. Proteins
They help the body in building and repairing muscles and tissues.
They help the body to grow and be strong.
Our daily diet should contain 10 to 15 percent of proteins. .
Meat
Fish
Milk
Cheese
Egg
Bean

6. Fats
There are two types of fats- Good or Bad.
Good fat- Help to lower the blood pressure, cholesterol and chances of
getting heart diseases.
Peanut oil
Olive oil
Vegetable oil
Walnuts
Cod water fish

7. Bad fat- They increase the risk of heart diseases.
The daily intake of fat should not be more than 25 to 30 percent because
too much of fat makes us unhealthy.
 Cookie
 Cake
 French fries
 Fried foods

8. Vitamins
They regulate the chemical reactions going on in the body. The different
types of vitamins- A, B, C, D, E and K.
Our body cannot produce vitamins, so they must be obtained by eating a
healthy diet.
Green vegetables
Rice
Orange
Kiwi
Tomato

9. Minerals
They help in digestion, heart functioning and bone formation.
Minerals make up for the 4 percent of our total body weight.
There are at least 60 minerals in our body like Calcium, Sodium,
Magnesium and Phosphorus.
 Milk
 Egg
 Yoghurt
 Banana
 Legume

10. Water
It controls our body temperature and carry the nutrients.
60 to 70 percent of our body is made up of water.
We should drink minimum 8 glasses of water everyday.
We should not drink Tea, Cola and Coffee as it is not good for our health.
We should also drink other fluids like Juice, Milk and Soup.

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