CARBOHYDRATES
FATS
PROTEINS
VITAMINS AND MINERALS
WATER
SOURCES
Nutrients are defined as "any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow." These are commonly found in the food we eat in our daily lives. Our foods contain a different amount of each nutrient, and they are usually divided into six different categories. Though these nutrients are needed in order to live and grow, there are good and bad sources of these nutrients.