NUTRIENT - A SUBSTANCE THAT IS INGESTED, 
       DIGESTED, ABSORBED, AND USED BY THE BODY.
      GROUPED INTO FATS, CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS
              VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND WATER
    CALORIE – THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY PRODUCED FROM 
    THE BURNING OF FOOD BY THE BODY.
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      1 GRAM OF FAT SUPPLIES THE BODY WITH 9 
    CALORIES
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      1 GRAM OF PROTEIN PROVIDES 4 CALORIES
    o
      1 GRAM OF CARBOHYDRATE PROVIDES 4 CALORIES
                               
                PRODUCE HEAT AND ENERGY
      FOUND IN VEGETABLE FATS, OILS, BUTTER, MEATS, 
               MILK PRODUCTS, AND POULTRY
                PRODUCE HEAT AND ENERGY
               SUPPLY ROUGHAGE IN THE DIET
    FOUND IN FRUITS, VEGETABLES, BREAD, CEREALS, PASTA 
                    PRODUCTS, AND MILK
              BUILD AND REPAIR BODY TISSUES
      REGULATE BODY FUNCTIONS AND SUPPLY ENERGY
                              
         FOUND IN MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, AND CHEESE
                         CALCIUM
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      USED FOR BUILDING BONES AND TEETH, BLOOD 
    CLOTTING, MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS, AND NERVE 
    FUNCTIONS
                          SODIUM
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      HELPS WITH NERVE AND MUSCLE FUNCTION AND 
    HELPS THE BODY MAINTAIN FLUID BALANCE
                        POTASSIUM
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      NECESSARY FOR HEALTHY NERVES, MUSCLES, AND 
    HEART FUNCTION
                            IRON
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      NECESSARY FOR HEMOGLOBIN
                         VITAMIN A
   o NEEDED FOR VISION, HEALTHY HAIR, SKIN, AND 
   MUCUS MEMBRANES. HELPS FIGHT INFECTION.
                   B-COMPLEX VITAMINS
   o USED FOR DIGESTION, MUSCLE TONE, GROWTH, NERVE 
   FUNCTION AND METABOLISM.
                         VITAMIN C
   o NECESSARY FOR TISSUE FORMATION, MINERAL 
   ABSORPTION, HEALTHY SKIN AND MUCOUS 
   MEMBRANES, AND RESISTANCE TO INFECTION.
                              
                         VITAMIN D
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     NEEDED BY THE BODY TO BUILD HEALTHY BONES 
   AND TEETH
                         VITAMIN E
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     USED FOR THE FORMATION OF RED BLOOD CELLS AND 
   FOR HEALTHY MUSCLE FUNCTION
                         VITAMIN K
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     NECESSARY FOR BLOOD CLOTTING