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| A calorie is a bit of energy that you get from food. |
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| Carbohydrates are the nutrients your body uses to make energy. |
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| Another nutrient your body needs is gat. |
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| Your body needs nutrients called minerals to help your bones, blood, and other parts to grow and function. |
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| Other nutrients include special chemicals called vitamins. |
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| You will probably see a chart like the one below called the nutrition facts. |
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| If you lived in prehistory times, a snack might have meant nuts and seeds that you found the forest. |
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| Proteins make up the building blocks of your body, helping build and repair cells. |
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| Many people get the vitamins and minerals they need from pills called supplement.s |
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| Vitamins help control how your cells use energy, and hey help your body build the chemical it needs to see, digest food, and fight diseases. |
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