Six main nutrients

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Six main nutrients

• Carbohydrates

• vitamins

• minerals

• fat

• water

• Protein

ByJessica A. block 5
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CARBOHYDRATES
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PROTEIN
Protein tip kids need about 0.5 grams of protein
for every pound they weigh
Protein has 4 calories per gram
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fat

• Fat is a component in food. Some foods, including
  most fruits and vegetables, have almost no fat.
  Other foods have plenty of fat. They include
  nuts, oils, butter, and meats like beef.
• Fat tipExperts suggest kids who are 6 to 8 eat
  48 to 60 grams per day. Older kids, between 9 and
  12, should eat about 60 to 75 grams. That's about
  27 of a kid's daily calories.
• fat has 9 calories per gram

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There are no calories to a trace of them in
vitamins.
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minerals

• Minerals are just like vitamins, they help your
  body grow and your bones get strong
• Mineral tip zinc, potassium, iron,and calcium
  are all the things you need in your body!

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Water
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Water (continued)
It might not seem like it, but water is the most
necessary nutrient of them all - so necessary
that people can't survive for more than a few
days without it. More than half of the weight of
your body is water - if you weigh 60 pounds (27
kilograms), fewer than 25 of those pounds (11
kilograms) are minerals and other solid stuff.
The remaining pounds are water.