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Nutrition

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1995

Nutrition
23 min3rd4th5th6thScienceHealth
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Summary

Bill explores how food fuels your body and why a balance of different foods keeps you running well.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill explores how food fuels your body and why a balance of different foods keeps you running well..

  1. Where does the energy in your food originally come from?
  2. Why does your body need different kinds of food?
  3. What happens if you only ate one kind of food?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: nutrient, energy, balanced.

Try it: Plan a balanced lunch and explain what each part does for your body.