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Nutrients

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Substances in food that provide energy or building materials

2
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Joule

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Measure of the level of energy in your food

3
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Carbohydrate

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Substance in your food that consists of sugar containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms

4
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Fibre

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Substance in your food that is found mostly in plants and contains of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms

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Protein

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Substance in your food that consists of amino acids and contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms

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Sugar

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Small substance in your food like glucose or fructose

7
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Starch

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Carbohydrate that consists of glucose

8
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Saturated fat

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Fats that are solid at room temperature

9
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Unsaturated fats

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Fats that are liquid at room temperature

10
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Trans fat

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Chemically altered unsaturated fats which stay solid at room temperature

11
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Which nutrients are there and why do you need them?

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Carbohydrates: to keep your digestive system running smoothly
Proteins: for growth and repairing body cells
Fats: absorb vitamins, protect your internal organs and to store energy
Vitamins: for regulating body functions
Minerals: protection against diseases
Water: for removing waste and survival

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What is a calorie?

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Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gr of water by 1 degrees