Nutrients
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Carbohydrates
This quickly burned nutrient is the body's main source of energy. It can be found in grains, fruits, beans, starchy vegetables, and more.
Avocado
The heaviest one of these on record weighed 4 pounds 13 ounces; that's a lot of guacamole!
Lettuce
Romaine & leaf aka loose-leaf are types of this salad starter
Vitamin D
You can get this vitamin from sunlight
Spam
This Hormel product is cooked in its own can and, along with other processed meats, is considered a carcinogen according to the World Health Organization
Protein
Plant sources of this muscle-building nutrient include tofu, rice, beans, lentils, peas, and more.
Banana
The Cavendish is the most common variety of this affordable and high-in-potassium tropical fruit in the United States
Pea
To retain its crispness the sugar snap type of this should be eaten raw
Rice
Popular with nutritionists the brown type of this is intentionally left unmilled
World War II
The food industry pushed processed foods into the American household after this war, selling people many of the same products that soldiers ate and drank during the war.
Fat
This important nutrient provides the most CONCENTRATED (and highest calorie) source of energy.
Peaches
This stone fruit is fuzzier if bought by the roadside; supermarket varieties are mechanically brushed
Sweet Potatoes
In most U.S. grocery stores you should assume you are purchasing these even if the sign says yams
Molasses
Made from sugarcane the blackstrap variety of this has less sugar but more nutrition than lighter types
This invention helped cooking to advance 10,000 years ago and is still common in our kitchens today
Vitamins
These micro-nutrients are dissolved by either fat or water.
Key Lime
This variety of lime grown only in Southern Florida is best known as an ingredient in a certain pie
Tomatillo
This small green vegetable native to Mexico is the essential ingredient in salsa verde
Scurvy
A lack of vitamin C was a common problem for sailors back in the day, which led to this nasty disease
Type 2 diabetes
8% of Americans have this type of preventable disease
Minerals
Trace elements found in food that are used by the body.
Pears
The Bosc variety of this fruit is excellent for baking or poaching
Okra
This green pod veggie used in Creole cooking & to thicken soups & stews is also known as lady's finger
Iron
This mineral helps carry oxygen through your blood. Robert Downey Jr. knows it's important.
India
As seen in "Cooked," Nestle has created a research and development center in this country in order to create and sell traditional-style foods in cheap and convenient packages.
25 questions / Nutrients Carbohydrates Proteins Fats Vitamins/Minerals
Carbohydrates
This nutrient is the body's main source of energy.
Simple/Refined
This carb source gives a quick burst of short term energy.
Nuts, quinoa, lentils, etc.
List 2 non-animal sources of protein.
Store energy
The main function of fats is to...
Vitamin A
Vitamin needed for vision.
Protein
This nutrient works to repair and build muscles.
Complex carbs
This carb source provides longer term energy.
20 but only 9 are considered essential (meaning your body doesn't create them on it's own)
True - 9 calories/gram
True or False - Fats are the most energy dense nutrient.
Vitamin D
This vitamin is a fat-soluble vitamin and can be provided by the sun.
Fat
This nutrient is essential for vitamin absorption and provides the most concentrated source of energy.
True
True or False: Carbs are digested easier and quicker than protein and fat.
Meat, fish, beans, eggs, cheese.
What foods provide a significant source of protein?
Nuts, avocado, olive oil, olives, peanut butter, fatty fish, seeds.
List 2 sources of unsaturated fats...
Vitamin K
This vitamin is important to help blood clot.
Vitamins
These nutrients are dissolved by either fat or water.
Corn
This carb source cannot be digested by humans.
10-35%
Your body will be best supported when _____% of your daily calorie intake comes from protein (HINT: it's a % range).
A, D, E, & K
List the 4 fat-soluble vitamins.
Vitamin C
Vitamin that helps boost the immune system.
Minerals
Trace elements found in food that are used by the body.
Women - 25 grams/day
Men - 36 grams/day
How much fiber is recommended daily?
Foods that provide all 9 essential amino acids - typically animal products like meat, fish, cheese, eggs, but also soy products and quinoa.
What are complete proteins?
Liquid - like olive oil
Are unsaturated fats usually liquid or solid at room temperature?
Iron
Mineral that carries blood through out the body.
25 questions / Nutrients Fruit Vegetables Random Facts "Cooked"
Carbohydrates
This quickly burned nutrient is the body's main source of energy. It can be found in grains, fruits, beans, starchy vegetables, and more.
Avocado
The heaviest one of these on record weighed 4 pounds 13 ounces; that's a lot of guacamole!
Lettuce
Romaine & leaf aka loose-leaf are types of this salad starter
Vitamin D
You can get this vitamin from sunlight
Spam
This Hormel product is cooked in its own can and, along with other processed meats, is considered a carcinogen according to the World Health Organization
Protein
Plant sources of this muscle-building nutrient include tofu, rice, beans, peas, and more.
Banana
The Cavendish is the most common variety of this affordable and high-in-potassium tropical fruit in the United States
Pea
To retain its crispness the sugar snap type of this should be eaten raw
Rice
Popular with nutritionists the brown type of this is intentionally left unmilled
World War II
The food industry pushed processed foods into the American household after this war, selling people many of the same products that soldiers ate and drank during the war.
Fat
This important nutrient provides the most CONCENTRATED (and highest calorie) source of energy.
Peaches
This stone fruit is fuzzier if bought by the roadside; supermarket varieties are mechanically brushed
Sweet Potatoes
In most U.S. grocery stores you should assume you are purchasing these even if the sign says yams
Molasses
Made from sugarcane the blackstrap variety of this has less sugar but more nutrition than lighter types
This invention helped cooking to advance 10,000 years ago and is still common in our kitchens today
Vitamins
These micro-nutrients are dissolved by either fat or water.
Key Lime
This variety of lime grown only in Southern Florida is best known as an ingredient in a certain pie
Tomatillo
This small green vegetable related to the tomatoe and native to Mexico is the essential ingredient in salsa verde.
Scurvy
A lack of vitamin C was a common problem for sailors back in the day, which led to this nasty disease
Type 2 diabetes
8% of Americans have this type of preventable disease
Minerals
Trace elements found in food that are used by the body.
Pears
The Bosc variety of this fruit is excellent for baking or poaching
Okra
This green pod veggie used in Creole cooking & to thicken soups & stews is also known as lady's finger
Iron
This mineral helps carry oxygen through your blood. Robert Downey Jr. knows it's important.
India
Nestle has created a research and development center in this South East Asian country in order to create and sell traditional-style foods in cheap and convenient packages.
25 questions / Nutrients Carbohydrates Proteins Fats Vitamins/Minerals
Carbohydrates
This nutrient is the body's main source of energy.
Simple/Refined
This carb source gives a quick burst of short term energy.
Nuts, quinoa, lentils, etc.
List 2 non-animal sources of protein.
Store energy
The main function of fats is to...
Vitamin A
Vitamin needed for vision.
Fat
This nutrient is essential for vitamin absorption and provides the most concentrated source of energy.
True
True or False: Carbs are digested easier and quicker than protein and fat.
Meat, fish, beans, eggs, cheese.
What foods provide a significant source of protein?
Nuts, coconut, avocado, olive oil, olives, fatty fish, seeds.
List 2 sources of fats...
Vitamin K
This vitamin is important to help blood clot.
Minerals
Trace elements found in food that are used by the body.
Women - 25 grams/day
Men - 36 grams/day
How much fiber is recommended daily?
Foods that provide all the amino acids the body needs - typically animal products like meat, fish, cheese, eggs, etc.
What are complete proteins?
Both-Liquid - like olive oil or solid like coconut oil
Unsaturated fats. Are they usually liquid or solid at room temperature?
Iron
Mineral that carries blood through out the body.
Protein
This nutrient works to repair and build muscles.
Complex carbs
This carb source provides longer term energy.
20 but only 9 are considered essential (meaning your body doesn't create them on it's own)
How many amino acids are there?
True - 9 calories/gram
True or False - Fats are the most caloric dense nutrient.
Vitamin D
This vitamin is a fat-soluble vitamin and can be provided by the sun.
Vitamins
These nutrients are dissolved by either fat or water.
Corn
This carb source cannot be digested by humans.
10-35%
_____% of your daily energy intake should come from protein (HINT: it's a % range).
A, D, E, & K
List the 4 fat-soluble vitamins.
Vitamin C
Vitamin that helps boost the immune system.
20 questions / Nutrients Fruit Vegetables Random Facts
Carbohydrates
This quickly burned nutrient is the body's main source of energy. It can be found in grains, fruits, beans, starchy vegetables, and more.
Avocado
The heaviest one of these on record weighed 4 pounds 13 ounces; that's a lot of guacamole!
Lettuce
Romaine & leaf aka loose-leaf are types of this salad starter
Vitamin D
You can get this vitamin from sunlight
Protein
Plant sources of this muscle-building nutrient include tofu, rice, beans, lentils, peas, and more.
Banana
The Cavendish is the most common variety of this affordable and high-in-potassium tropical fruit in the United States
Pea
To retain its crispness the sugar snap type of this should be eaten raw
Rice
Popular with nutritionists the brown type of this is intentionally left unmilled
Fat
This important nutrient provides the most CONCENTRATED (and highest calorie) source of energy.
Peaches
This stone fruit is fuzzier if bought by the roadside; supermarket varieties are mechanically brushed
Sweet Potatoes
In most U.S. grocery stores you should assume you are purchasing these even if the sign says yams
Molasses
Made from sugarcane the blackstrap variety of this has less sugar but more nutrition than lighter types
Vitamins
These micro-nutrients are dissolved by either fat or water.
Key Lime
This variety of lime grown only in Southern Florida is best known as an ingredient in a certain pie
Tomatillo
This small green vegetable native to Mexico is the essential ingredient in salsa verde
Scurvy
A lack of vitamin C was a common problem for sailors back in the day, which led to this nasty disease
Minerals
Trace elements found in food that are used by the body.
Pears
The Bosc variety of this fruit is excellent for baking or poaching
Okra
This green pod veggie used in Creole cooking & to thicken soups & stews is also known as lady's finger
Iron
This mineral helps carry oxygen through your blood. Robert Downey Jr. knows it's important.
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What is a high protein diet and and resistance training?
Two ways to increase muscle mass
What is Healthy People 2020?
This program, under the US Department of Health and Human Services has a goal of improving the health of all Americans while eliminating health disparities.
What is extreme obesity?
A reported BMI of 42 is considered this
What are minerals?
Originate from the earth's crust
What are saturated fatty acids?
These fats are solid at room temperature
What is Religion?
This has the greatest impact on food habits
What are beans and rice?
Two examples of incomplete proteins
What is a Sodium Restricted diet?
Your patient has Congestive heart failure, which therapeutic diet will be best for her?
What is enteral nutrition?
A patient with dysphagia would benefit from this type of feeding method.
What is Vitamin K?
This vitamin should not be taking with anticoagulants
A patient on a low calorie diet is noted to have ketones in her urine. As the nurse, you recognize the cause as this factor.
What is the dirty dozen?
In terms of pesticides, foods such as apples, cucumbers, potatoes and strawberries are part of this group.
What is an essential amino acid?
An essential building block of protein that must be consumed in the diet.
What is a clear liquid diet?
This modified consistency diet includes items such as broth, fruit juices, gelatin, popsicles and tea
What is 3500?
The number of calories needed to be decreased each week to lose 1 pound
What is increasing intake of foods fortified with B12?
The best way to increase intake of vitamin B12
What are simple sugars and complex carbohydrates?
The two carbohydrate classifications
What is bacterial food poisoning?
Ingestion of toxins produced by bacteria in food before it is eaten is called
What are the functions of proteins?
Body structure, Fluid balance, wound healing, fuel for the body, acid-base balance, and transport of molecules
What is enteral nutrition
This type of nutritional support requires at least a partially functioning GI tract
What is weight gain?
What is potassium?
What is fiber?
This is a polysaccharide that cannot be digested and absorbed by the small intestine. It can be insoluble or soluble, helps with gastric emptying and speeds intestinal transit time by adding bulk to feces.
What is norovirus?
This is one of the most common pathogens to cause foodborne illness. Symptoms are GI in nature and and the onset is usually within 24-48 hours of consumption.
What are sources of protein?
Meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, legumes, seeds and nuts.
What is Parenteral Nutrition
This type of feeding method bypasses the GI tract and can be used for patients with bowel obstructions
What is anorexia nervosa?
A condition of self-imposed fasting or severe dieting
What are fat soluble vitamins?
Vitamins A,D,E, and K are classified as this
What is Vitamin D?
Deficiency of this vitamin that is mainly provided by the sun, can lead to autoimmune disease, rickets in children, cognitive decline, and depression. Its main function is to maintain normal blood concentrations of calcium and phosphorous.
What are Nutrition Facts labels?
These is regulated by the FDA, require serving sizes and % daily value based on scientific evidence, list added sugars, and include calories as well as serving sizes in bold type.
30 questions / SERVINGS FOOD GROUPS How much is a Serving Benefits of Nutrients Extras or Not Nutrients
3 servings
How many servings of Dairy do you need each day?
Dairy food group
Yogurt
1 cup
Milk (Dairy)
What is vitamin C.
Eating fruits like oranges and strawberries provides your body with a high level of ?
Not an extra
Chocolate milk
What is water
You will not live more than 4 days without this nutrient
2 servings
How many servings of protein do you need each day?
Vegetable food group
Cabbage
small apple
Apple (Fruit) answers might be: small apple, medium apple, large apple
Calcium, these foods help make your bones and teeth stronger.
What nutrient is found in milk, cheese, and yogurt, and how does it help your body ?
Extra
ice cream
What are minerals?
This nutrient is vital to good health and is found in rocks and soil.
3-5 servings a day
How many servings of vegetables do you need each day?
Grains
Cheerios
About 3 ounces ( size of your palm) is 1 serving
Steak (Protein)
Protein is needed for all cell growth in your body and this helps you to keep your muscles strong and helps them to grow.
Why is it important to eat at least 2 servings of food from the protein food group each day?
Not an extra
French fries
What are vitamins
Living plants is where you will find this nutrient and if consumed by an animal, then this nutrient will be found in meat.
You need 2 servings of fruit each day.
How many servings of fruits do you need each day?
protein
eggs
About 2 cups is 1 serving of vegetables.
Leafy salad
The vitamins and minerals found in vegetables help your body stay healthy and vitamin A helps you with your eye sight. Fiber is helpful in
Vegetables contain many vitamins and minerals. How do these vitamins and minerals help keep you healthy?
Extra
Bacon
What is iron (mineral)
A good source of this nutrient can be found in red meat. A person lacking this nutrient will contract the illness anemia, which is an illness that causes fatigue, weakness, and a lowered immune system.
You need 6 servings of grains each day.
How many servings of Grains do you need each day?
Protein food group
Tofu
Between 1/2 and 1 cup of cereal equal 1 serving.
Cereal
Grains provide your body with vitamin B and carbohydrates which help provide your body with energy.
Eating foods from the grain food group help your body by providing it with?
Extra
Gatorade
What is fat?
This nutrient provides your body with energy and is helpful in your bodies cell growth.
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