1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:05,500 The nutrients in food. Why do we eat and drink? Read and think. 2 00:00:06,219 --> 00:00:13,339 1. Read and list. A. The food you usually have for breakfast. B. The nutrients it contains. 3 00:00:14,439 --> 00:00:17,780 Food contains the nutrients we need to live and grow. 4 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:21,780 Different food contains different nutrients. 5 00:00:21,780 --> 00:00:30,640 There are five types of nutrients. Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. 6 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:39,439 Carbohydrates, like potatoes, bread, cereals, pasta, pulses, and rice, contain carbohydrates. 7 00:00:40,100 --> 00:00:44,560 Fats, oil, butter, chorizo, cheese, nuts, contain fats. 8 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:49,280 There's also a difference between the good kind of fat and the bad kind of fat. 9 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,700 Avocado, for instance, is a good kind of fat. 10 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:57,960 Obviously, you don't want to be eating too much, but it's a much better fat than, say, chorizo. 11 00:00:59,420 --> 00:00:59,939 Proteins. 12 00:01:00,759 --> 00:01:04,500 Meat, fish, eggs, nuts, and dairy products contain proteins. 13 00:01:05,079 --> 00:01:06,099 What are dairy products? 14 00:01:06,099 --> 00:01:12,120 Just to be clear, dairy products are things such as yogurt and milk or cheese. 15 00:01:13,379 --> 00:01:17,319 Pulses, such as lentils and pinto beans, also contain proteins. 16 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:21,239 Pulses in American English are called legumes. 17 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,659 Vitamins and minerals. 18 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,920 Fruit and vegetables contain vitamins and minerals. 19 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,319 Oranges and mandarins contain vitamin C. 20 00:01:32,359 --> 00:01:36,579 And carrots contain vitamin A and also fiber, which is really important. 21 00:01:37,359 --> 00:01:39,239 Milk contains a mineral called calcium. 22 00:01:40,700 --> 00:01:43,219 Different nutrients are for different things. 23 00:01:43,879 --> 00:01:47,120 Carbohydrates give us energy to run, ride a bike, and study. 24 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:53,180 So if you're about to play a big football game or play basketball or ride a bike for a long time 25 00:01:53,180 --> 00:01:59,159 or dance, you want to eat carbohydrates so that you burn that for energy, the fat for energy. 26 00:02:00,219 --> 00:02:06,799 Fats build a store for extra energy for when we need it. But careful, don't eat too many or you 27 00:02:06,799 --> 00:02:14,520 will become unhealthy and overweight. Proteins help us grow. Proteins make your hair and nails 28 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:20,759 grow. They also repair body tissues. For example, when we fall over and hurt ourselves. Proteins are 29 00:02:20,759 --> 00:02:25,419 also especially good to eat in the morning. So eggs in the morning is a very healthy diet 30 00:02:25,419 --> 00:02:31,139 because they also help sustain your fullness so that you don't get hungry, too hungry later 31 00:02:31,139 --> 00:02:35,199 for a much longer period of time than if you just eat carbohydrates or fats. 32 00:02:36,900 --> 00:02:43,460 Vitamins and minerals help us to stay healthy. For example, vitamin A is good for eyesight. 33 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:51,599 calcium is good for bones and health and teeth excuse me more than half our body is water 34 00:02:51,599 --> 00:02:57,800 we need to drink between six to eight glasses every day when we do exercise we need to drink 35 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:07,879 more why so for instance i always carry around a water bottle a bottle and i ref i try to refill 36 00:03:07,879 --> 00:03:12,620 it at least six times a day and that's actually more than six to eight glasses every day but 37 00:03:12,620 --> 00:03:18,659 I find that my body, every body is different, and my body needs more than six to eight glasses a day. 38 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,620 Also, sometimes when you feel hungry, what you actually are feeling is dehydrated, 39 00:03:24,580 --> 00:03:28,159 and that means you need to drink more water and not necessarily eat more. 40 00:03:28,599 --> 00:03:30,099 Your mind is confused. 41 00:03:31,300 --> 00:03:32,759 So drink a lot of water.