Essential Nutrients

A chemical substance your body needs to function, grow, repair itself, and create energy

• Nutrient

• Daily Values

• Calories

The body's main source of energy

• Protein

• Carbohydrate

• Fat

These contain amounts of all 9 essential amino acids

• Complete protein

• Incomplete protein

These lack one or more essential amino acids

• Complete protein

• Incomplete protein

A source of stored energy, as well as insulation for the body

• Fat

• Protein

• Vitamin

Fats that are solid at room temperature

• Saturated fat

• Trans fat

• Unsaturated fat

Fats that are liquid at room temperature

• Saturated fat

• Unsaturated fat

• Trans fat

These trigger many of the body processes & set off chemical reactions in your body's cells

• Metabolism

• Calories

• Vitamins

T/F: No single food supplies all the nutrients the body needs to function.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT an essential nutrient?

• Fiber

• Carbohyrates

• Proteins