By Brittney Offenburg, BS Nutrition & Dietetics Student In nutrition, we often hear how amino acids are the building blocks of protein and how simple sugars are the building blocks of carbohydrates. We use the term building blocks to describe what remains after your digestive system breaks down your macronutrients into smaller molecules. In the spotlight of protein and carbohydrates, we often overlook the building blocks of dietary fat, better known as fatty acids. When you