Compare the calorie counts for one serving of potatoes when they're prepared in less healthy ways: 1  1 cup potato salad has 358 calories. 2  1 medium order of French fries has over 300 calories. 3  1 cup hash browns has 470 calories.  10 Tater Tots have about 180 calories.
Click on the links below to visit each chart: Minerals | Vitamins | Fruits | Vegetables | Nuts & Seeds | Legumes | Proteins. Minerals are elements that originate in the soil and cannot be created by living things, such as plants and animals.Yet plants, animals and humans need minerals in order to be healthy. Plants absorb minerals from the soil, and animals get their minerals from the plants or other animals they eat.Most of the minerals in the human diet come directly from plants, such as fruits and vegetables, or indirectly from animal sources.Minerals may also be present in your drinking water, but this depends on where you live, and what kind of water you drink (bottled, tap).ost of the minerals in the human diet come directly from plants, such as fruits and vegetables, or indirectly from animal sources. Minerals may also be present in your drinking water, but this depends on where you live, and what kind of water you drink (bottled, tap).
Nutrients are absorbed out of the soil by the plant's roots. The food energy of plants is stored for future use in its roots and stems and is stored as seeds and fruits to aid seedlings in their growth and success.These roots, stems, seeds and fruits are eaten by animals for food energy.Because animals cannot make their own food, they depend on plants for food energy and for nutrients. Without plants, the animals in a wildlife community could not survive.he water is absorbed out of the soil by the plant's roots. The glucose provides food energy that is used by the plant to perform life processes and is also stored for later use. Though not directly necessary for photosynthesis, plants also need nutrients to survive.