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Vocabulary - Nutrients In Foods

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STUDENT RESOURCE 2.1

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carbohydrate a nutrient in sugars and

protein a nutrient that the body needs

starches that provides energy

for growth and repair of tissues

Plants make sugar during

Proteins are important in your diet

photosynthesis. They store extra sugar as

because cell membranes have proteins in

starch. You get carbohydrates when you

them.

eat plants and plant parts.

starch a food that is stored in plants

fat a nutrient that can be stored in

Potatoes, corn, and grains contain a

animals and in some plant seeds

lot of starch.

Fat supplies twice as many Calories

sugar a food that is produced by plants

as an equal amount of carbohydrates or

during photosynthesis

protein. Your body needs fat for energy

A plant uses the sugar it produces

and to keep warm.

for energy and growth. It stores extra

nutrient a substance that the body needs

sugar as starch.

in order to survive and grow

The six kinds of nutrients are

proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins,

minerals, and water.

HUMAN BODY • SECTION 2 NUTRIENTS IN FOODS

Vocabulary - Nutrients In Foods