YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

All living things need energy to survive All living things need energy to survive. All living things get their energy from other things.

Producers Use sunlight to make food

Consumers Eat producers or other organisms for energy

Decomposers Organisms that get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms

What do we need to survive?

Carbohydrates Major source of energy Provides the raw material to make parts of cells

Two Types of Carbohydrates

Two Types of Carbohydrates

Fats Provides twice as much energy as carbohydrates Form part of the structure of cells Protects and supports your internal organs and acts as insulation to keep heat inside your body

Proteins Needed for tissue growth and repair Less important source of energy than carbohydrates or fats

Vitamins Act as helper molecule in a variety of chemical reactions within the body

Minerals Need a small amount Aid in building bones and teeth, blood clotting, nerve and muscle function, regulate release of energy, and maintain water balance

Water Break down nutrients Make up most of the body’s fluids Needed to produce perspiration

Food Pyramid

HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT NUTRIENTS ARE FOUND WHERE?