When our body digests food, the nutrients go to all parts of body. These nutrients are proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fats and water.
Every type of food contains different nutrients, so it's important to eat a healthy diet and varied died.
Proteins help us grow and repair our body. We find them in meat, fish, milk, eggs and legumes.
Carbohydrates include starches and sugar and give us energy. They are found in bread, potatoes and rice.
Vitamins and minerals in vegetables and fruit help us to grow and keep our body healthy because they protec us from many illnesses.
Fast give us energy. There are two types of fat: animal fats in eggs, butter, fish and meat and vegetable fats in olives and nuts.
Water is also essential for our body because blood is mostly water. Water dissolves the nutrients and takes them to all parts of body. Althought humans can survive for an extended period without food, we can only survive for about three days without water.
Exercices:
1- Match the different nutrients to their function.
1. proteins 4 a. transports nutrients around our body
2. vitamins and minerals 1 b. help us grow and repair our body
3. carbohydrates 2 c. help us grow and keep us healthy.
4. water 3 d. give us energy
2- Make a list of the food you eat on a typical day. Write if you think you are following a healthy diet.
On a typical day: for breackfast I eat a orange juice, milk and biscuits. For lunch or dinner, I eat pasta, water, meat and rice. A healthy diet you need for breackfast: fruit, milk, cereals and bread. You need for dinner and lunch eat pasta, rice, meat and fish. And for drink you need water.