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I love food. But food is 

more than just the taste 

and full feeling it gives 

you.

Food gives your body the stuff it 

needs to grow or heal damaged 

parts of your body.

Your body breaks down food 

(after you eat it) into 

nutrients that give you energy 

or can be used in your cells.

(You're supposed to say yes,

even if no one else is here.)

Hmmm... All of this 

talk about food and 

calories reminds me of 

a time a while back...

One day, I was 

in science 

class,

when

Of course, 

everyone in the

class laughed and started 

telling their own

food stories.

I drew this picture, which represents EXACTLY how  

our class looked.

Carbohydrates are made of 

carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. 

They provide materials to 

make cell parts.

There are simple and complex 

carbohydrates.

Simple carbohydrates aka 

glucose are the most important 

source of energy for body's 

cells.

Whereas complex 

carbohydrates, are made up of 

many sugars linked together in 

a chain.

-Fats are also known as lipids and 

are energy-containing nutrients. 

-They are composed of carbon, 

oxygen, and hydrogen. 

-There are saturated or unsaturated 

fats.

-Saturated fats are solid and 

mainly found in coconuts, 

and oils. 

-Unsaturated fats are liquids 

melted at room temperature. 

It is processed in unhealthy 

food.

Cellulose is an organic compound. 

It is a polysaccharide (pol-ee-sach-a-

ride), 

or a carbohydrate whose molecules 

are made 

of sugar molecules that are bonded 

together.

-Cholesterol is a waxy substance 

produced by the liver. 

-It is found in certain foods.

-It is needed to make vitamin D and some 

hormones, to build cell walls, and to 

create salts that help you digest fat.

Proteins are nutrients that 

contain nitrogen, carbon, 

hydrogen, and oxygen. They are 

needed for tissue growth 

and repair. 

Enzymes are a type of protein 

that speed up chemical 

reactions in the body.

Vitamins are organic 

compounds.

Organisms need vitamins,

but only in limited amounts.

Minerals are naturally 

occurring, solid, inorganic 

elements. 

They are hard

and can be recognized by 

color.

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