Q Check out this TedEd Animation lesson: "How do vitamins work?" (Links to an external site.) Then, choose one of your favorite nutrient-dense whole foods (maybe baby kale, carrots, or mangoes) and discuss the vitamins and minerals that it is a good source of. (For instance, a serving of baby kale provides about 680% of your daily Vitamin K needs.) How do these vitamins and minerals help you stay healthy? In other words, what are their roles in the body?