health - a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and is not the absence of disease or illness, wellbeing - an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged, factors - a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result., nutrients - are the substances in food that our bodies process to enable it to function, nutrient-rich foods - are foods we should consume which have kilojoules, protein, different vitamins and minerals, nutrient-poor foods - are foods we should avoid. They consist of little vitamins and minerals but have excess kilojoules, carbohydrates - are sugars, starches and fibre found in fruits, grains, vegetables and milk products, protein - found in food such as meat, milk, eggs and beans that is made up of many amino acids joined together, fats - the body uses fat as a fuel source and fat is the major storage form of energy in the body. Fat also has many other important functions in the body, and a moderate amount is needed in diet for good health, vitamins - are organic substances (made by plants or animals) that are either stored or absorbed by the body. , minerals - are inorganic elements that come from the soil and water and are absorbed by plants or eaten by animals.  , water - a colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms seas, lakes, rives and rain and is the basis of fluids of living organisms, macronutrient - a type of food required in large amounts in a diet., micronutrient - a chemical element or substance required in trace amounts for the normal growth and development of living organisms,

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