Nutrients are chemicals found in different foods. Each has a certain part to play in helping our bodies to work properly E.g. they repair our body and produce energy and warmth. A balance of them all is needed to keep us healthy.

The five nutrients in your diet needed are:

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

• Fat

• Minerals

• Vitamins

There are 2 different types of nutrients those are:

• Macro nutrients- Which are protein, fats and carbohydrates. That are important in your diet

• Micro nutrients-Which are vitamins and minerals they are important also as well but no so vital as the others.

We also need to eat fibre, but this is not recognised as a nutrient because it is not absorbed into our bodies but is necessary for our digestive system to work properly.