15. Select the best description of a nutrienta.Nourishing foods used to cure certain illness in vulnerable individualsb.Exclusively energy yielding nutrientsc.Chemical’s elements in food that have a specific function in the bodyd.Whole foods that are necessary for good health

Substances you must obtain from food to meet the body's physiological needs are called nutrients.

Outline why good nutrition is vital to good health.

Match the terms and definitions.Group of answer choicescomponents of food that are used by the body; they include protein, carbohydrate, fat and oil, vitamins, minerals and watersubstances made by plants and other living organisms, that are required in the diet in small quantitiesinorganic (meaning they do not contain carbon and are not made by other organisms) substances that are required in small quantities in the diet

The essential nutrients                               .Group of answer choicescan be made in the body when they are needed.must be consumed at every meal.are required for infants but not adults.cannot be made by the body or made in sufficient quantities and therefore must be consumed to maintain health.

Mention the example of food that contains the greater amount of energy and which nutrient takes part on giving that energy