What are they?
What do they do?
How much should you have?
100

What Are Proteins?

Thousands of small units named amino acids.

100

What do Proteins do?

They do most of the work in cells.

100

How many grams of Protein should you have per day?

0.36 grams per pound.

200

What Are Fats?

A three molecule structure named triglyceride.

200

What do Fats do?

Fat helps the body absorb vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin E.

200

How many grams of Fat should you have per day?

44 grams to 77 grams.

300

What Are Minerals?

Antioxidants that may prevent or delay some types of cell damage.

300

What do Minerals do?

Keeping your bones, muscles, heart, and brain working properly.

300

How many Minerals should you have per day?

10 to 15 milligrams of iron and zinc.

400

What Are Vitamins?

Any of a group of organic compounds.

400

What do Vitamins do?

They help shore up bones, heal wounds, and bolster your immune system and convert food into energy, and repair cellular damage.

400

How much Vitamins should you have per day?

1.3 milligrams per day.

500

What Is Water?

A transparent must have to live.

500

What does Water do?

Drinking Water Helps Maintain the Balance of Body Fluids.

500

How much Water should you have per day?

About 15.5 cups