eg: rice. starch is a type of carbohydrate which your body breaks down to make a sugar called glucose which is the fuel that your cells use for respiration, to release energy.
Starch sugar and carbohydrates give youenergy.
Plate of Food: Protein
important for making new cells in the body to grow or repair itself if it gets damaged.
also needed to make haemoglobin nd antibodies.
Plate of Food: Fats & Oils
are very similar but at normal temps, fats are solid and oils are liquid.
they give you energy and are needed to make cell membranes.
Nutrients
proteins, carbohydrates and fats are nutrients which are substances found in food needed to stay healthy.
