Nutrients

Nutrients

Macro and Micro Nutrients

Multiple Choice

What are nutrients?

• Substances in food that are used by plants and animals for growth and health

• A list of dishes served in a restaurant

• substances used to stiffen clothes

• The study of substances in food

There are six types nutrients

They are:

1. Carbohydrate
2. Protein
3. Vitamins
4. Minerals
5. Fats
6. Water

Nutrients are categorized in to two groups

• Macronutrients

• Micronutrients

The Macronutrients are:

1. Carbohydrates
2. Proteins
3. Fats

The Micronutrients are:

1. Vitamins
2. Minerals
3. Water

Macronutrients

Unscramble the words below to create the definition of macronutrients

Theses are

needed large in quantities relatively nutrients the that are