{"id":9136,"date":"2021-03-22T01:46:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T01:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=9136"},"modified":"2024-01-23T14:01:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:01:41","slug":"food-nutrients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/food-nutrients\/","title":{"rendered":"Food nutrients"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9136\" class=\"elementor elementor-9136\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12540f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12540f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d19aa08\" data-id=\"d19aa08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-26c499c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26c499c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-010f25e\" data-id=\"010f25e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2f4b7 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9d2f4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Nutrients in food<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ed61f elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"60ed61f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-nutrients-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9150 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/food-nutrients\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Food nutrients<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9151 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/carbohydrates\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Carbohydrates<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9152 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/vitamins\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Vitamins<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9153 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/proteins\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Proteins<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9154 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/fats\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Fats<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9155 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/minerals\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Minerals<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9156 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/water-3\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Water<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-801f00f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"801f00f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9fb25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cb9fb25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins 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nutrients\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aebb66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aebb66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Many young people love ice cream. It is a kind of food. So, what about eating a container of ice cream in the morning, another container for lunch, and another for dinner \u2014 and eating that for a whole month? Surely, that is just trouble coming! Food is more than things we eat, far more than just what we love to eat.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">No one can survive without food. Food is a key <a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/characteristics-of-living-things\/\">characteristic of all living organisms.<\/a> For many people, food is also something they enjoy eating, for the taste of it. That does not mean a person can eat only one food type all the time. For example, many people enjoy eating fruits, but fruits alone will do a person no good. If food is eaten to fuel the body, and with the right variety and amounts, the body will benefit immensely from food.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Humans, just like other heterotrophic animals, eat both plants and animals (meat) as food. Food ensures our survival, and more so if the food contains the right balance of nutrients.<\/p><ul><li class=\"p1\">Food eaten is used by the body as fuel (energy), just like the way automobiles need gas (fuel) to run.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Food as fuel is used to provide warmth within the body for the cells to function.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Food helps build new cells and body tissue, as well as help repair, worn-out cells, tissue, and organs.<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Food helps the body fight off harmful pathogens and diseases.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\">Some ingredients in food help the body unlock minerals in other food.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_9252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9252\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9252\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/useful-food-nutrients.jpg\" alt=\"What are food nutrients?\" width=\"280\" height=\"269\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What are food nutrients?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"p1\">Food can be in solid form or liquid form. An example is milk, coconut water, or orange juice.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In this lesson, we shall be looking at the nutrients in our foods we eat. The term for this science is <strong>nutrition<\/strong>. Nutrition is the science of food, together with its makeup, and how the components of food meet the body\u2019s dietary needs.<\/p><p><b>Nutrients are those elements from food and drink that perform a sustaining or metabolic function when taken inside our bodies. (1)<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Good nutrition is key because it is the foundation of good health. It ensures the body\u2019s immunity, physical and mental development, and increased productivity. In the next few pages, we shall see what the ingredients of a balanced diet (complete food) are, what they do to the body, and which foods contain them. These are <strong>carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, fats, minerals, and water.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1924069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1924069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li class=\"p1\">Water: The Nutrient, Linda S. 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