2.1 Nutrients

7.1 Nutrients

by : Ms. Pearl Damasole

Objectives: 

• Explain the difference between Food and Nutrients.

• Enumerate the 7 different kinds of nutrients.

• Identify the 3 nutrients provide with energy.

Multiple Choice

True or False. Food gives us pleasure. Nutrients are substance that the body uses.

• True

• False

Food vs Nutrients

• Food any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth

• Nutrients are substances in food that the body uses. It provides nourishment essential for the maintenance of life and for growth.

Seven types of Nutrients

Multiple Choice

These are good source of ______.

• Vitamins and Minerals

• Protein

• Fibre and Water

Multiple Choice

These are good source of ______________.

• Carbohydrates

• Fats

• Vitamins

• Protein

Multiple Choice

These are good source of ______________.

• Carbohydrates

• Fats

• Vitamins

• Protein

Multiple Choice

This is a good source of _____________.

• Fibre

• Protein

• Fat

• Carbohydrates

Open Ended

List down the seven types of Nutrients.

Protein, Carbohydrate and Fat

• Protein is used for making new cell.  It is found throughout the body—in muscle, bone, skin, hair, and virtually every other body part or tissue.
  

• Carbohydrates used to provide energy. Starch and Sugar are two kinds of carbohydrates.
  

• Fat also provides energy. Fat can be stored in the body.

Vitamins and Minerals

• are nutrients that we need in only a very small quantities. 

• They do not need provide energy. 

Fibre and Water

• Fibre helps to keep food moving easily through the digestive system.

• Water is sometimes considered to be a nutrient. 

Multiple Select

Your body is made up of __ % of water.

• 60%-70%

• 40%-60%

• Less than 40%

Multiple Select

How many glasses of water intake per day?

• 7-10 cups

• less than 7 cups

• 20 cups to be sure.

Multiple Select

Which three nutrients provide the body with energy?

• Protein

• Water

• Carbohydrates

• Fats

• Vitamins