Definition Of Nutrients
Nutrients are essential substances necessary for survival. They provide living things with energy and building blocks to grow.
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How Do We Use Food
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- Digesting food provides the energy and nutrients necessary for the body to survive,
- Vitamins and minerals are examples of nutrients.
- In order to get nutrients, food must be broken down, beginning with chewing.
Why Do We Need To Know About Definition Of Nutrients
Learning how nutrients affect our health and growth shows us why eating a balanced diet is important. This is key for people wanting to work in health or nutrition fields, and for anyone who wants to stay healthy.
Knowing how nutrients help with energy and physical activity is important for sports and training. Also, learning how plants make food and energy moves in nature shows why we need to farm and produce food in ways that don’t harm the environment. This is important for jobs in environmental science and farming.
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In this lesson, we learn that:
- The food we eat gives our bodies energy.
- Energy from our food actually comes from THE SUN!
- The sun’s energy is transferred to plants & animals that become our food.
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