Can Anyone Explain Different Food Nutrients That Are Essential For Our Body?
We need food to get energy, to grow and to help our body remain healthy by fighting diseases. Foods have various nutrients. The main nutrients are protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins and minerals. Proteins are nutrients that help our body make new cells. We need new cells to grow and to replace damaged cells. Proteins are found in pulses, eggs and meat. Carbohydrates are sugar and starches. They give us quick energy. Fruits, vegetables, breads and cereals provide us with carbohydrates. Fat give our body energy to store. Fats also help us to keep our body warm. Vegetables oil, butter and ghee give us fat. Many foods experts think that plants fats such as corn oil and sunflower oil better for us than animal fats such as ghee and butter. Minerals are also nutrients that our body requires in small quantities to remain healthy. Milk, fruits and vegetables give use minerals. Vitamins are group of nutrients that our body needs for good health and growth. Only the small quantity of each vitam
