vitamin

Everyday

1. Vitamins are tiny natural substances in food that your body needs to stay healthy. tree →
2. Each vitamin has a letter name, like vitamin A, B, C, D, E or K. tree →
3. A vitamin can also mean a pill with vitamins in it. tree →

In the lessons

In health and science lessons, fruit and vegetables are full of vitamins; vitamin C (oranges, kiwis, peppers) helps the body heal, vitamin A (carrots) helps eyes, and vitamin D comes from sunlight and helps bones. A balanced diet gives you the vitamins you need. In safety, vitamin pills are medicine and only taken with an adult. Phrases: vitamin C, full of vitamins, vitamins and minerals.

Examples

• Oranges are full of vitamin C. tree →
• Carrots have vitamin A, which is good for your eyes. tree →
• Sunshine helps your skin make vitamin D. tree →
• Eat lots of fruit and vegetables to get your vitamins. tree →
• Sailors long ago got ill without vitamin C. tree →
• Mum takes a vitamin every morning. tree →
• Never eat vitamin pills like sweets; they are medicine. tree →
• Milk and fish have vitamins and minerals. tree →

Note

Countable: a vitamin, vitamins. Said «VY-ta-min» in the USA and «VIT-a-min» in the UK; both are right. Myth: more vitamins are not always better; too many pills can be harmful. Vitamins are not the same as minerals (like iron and calcium).