Fuel for the body

Nutrients and their jobs. Part of moving and feeling good.

Fuel for the body

Nutrients and their jobs · Alberta Grade 5 · maddyhelps.com

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Write the letter of each nutrient's job, and a food that has it. Then plan a lunch on the plate — half vegetables and fruits, a quarter protein, a quarter whole grains.

A — Stored energy, and help using some vitamins

B — Keeping body systems working — calcium for bones, iron for blood

C — Carrying nutrients, getting rid of waste, keeping body temperature steady

D — Energy, especially for the brain and for moving

E — Building and repairing muscles and other parts of the body

Nutrient	Job	A food that has it
Carbohydrates
Protein
Fats
Vitamins and minerals
Water

Vegetables and fruits

Protein

Whole grains

To drink

For the grown-up

Fuel for the body

Carbohydrates — D, energy, especially for the brain and for moving (bread, rice, pasta, oats, potatoes, fruit); Protein — E, building and repairing muscles and other parts of the body (beans, lentils, eggs, fish, meat, nuts, milk); Fats — A, stored energy, and help using some vitamins (nuts, seeds, avocado, oils, cheese); Vitamins and minerals — B, keeping body systems working — calcium for bones, iron for blood (vegetables, fruit, milk, whole grains); Water — C, carrying nutrients, getting rid of waste, keeping body temperature steady (water itself, and most foods). Any lunch that fills the plate in those proportions, with water to drink, meets Canada's Food Guide.

Why this matters is on the moving and feeling good page. More sheets