SIMPLE

GUIDE TO
There are
NUTRITION substances needed
for growth, energy
provision and other
body functions ??? 

Carbohydrates are foods that

ESSENTIAL get converted into glucose, or
for your sugar, in our bodies during
digestion. Glucose is a main Your body uses protein to
BODY! source of fuel for our body. It build and repair tissues.
is especially important for the You also use protein to
brain, which cannot easily use make enzymes, hormones,
other fuel sources for energy. and other
EGGS
  body chemicals.
Fact: the
body's preferred source of fuel
MACRONUTRIENTS  for most everyday activity is Protein is an important
are those nutrients building block of bones,
carbohydrate.
required in large amounts
that provide the energy A small amount
needed to maintain body > Potatoes are considered a
functions and carry out the starchy vegetable and of fat is an essential
activities of daily life. a healthy carb. They're high in part of a
fiber especially when including healthy,balanced diet
the skin, low in calories, and .
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include vitamins and minerals.
Fat is a source of
Most potato varieties have
essential fatty acids,
a higher glycemic index
which the body
Solanum(GI).
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