Brain Food
Nutrition 101
Truth Behind Diets
Cooking
100

This food category consist of sugary soft drinks, refined grains, red meat, diet soft drinks, margarine, and fried foods and are associated with statistically significant inc’d risk of depression over time

 

Inflammatory foods/Western Diet

100

This essential regulating nutrient transports other dissolved nutrients throughout the body

what is water

100

An umbrella term for an eating practice that involves long windows of not eating and specific eating windows. 

What is Intermittent Fasting

100

The best cooking method for nutrient retention

What is steaming

200

This neurotransmitter, produced in the gut, regulates mood, sleep cycles, and appetite.

What is serotonin

200

This mineral can be found in leafy greens, meat, and legumes. It helps carry oxygen in the hemoglobin of red blood cells throughout the body so cells can produce energy.

What is iron

200

a self-care eating framework, which integrates instinct, emotion, and rational thought

Intuitive Eating

200

This method of cooking my degrade Omega-3 content in fish by 70-85%

What is frying

300

This mineral is found in nuts, seeds, chocolate, and avocado and calms the nervous system by inhibiting excitatory neurotransmission

What is magnesium

300

A complex carbohydrate found in plant based foods

What is fiber

300

This percentage of dieters will regain their weight plus more within a 5 year period

90-95%

300

Add this macronutrient when cooking vegetables to increase absorption of antioxidants, phytonutrients and vitamins A, E, D, K

What is fat

400

This essential nutrient was show to be effective in treating ADHD, major depressive disorder, bipolar depression, and PTSD. 

What is omega-3 fatty acid

400

An essential nutrient that contributes to cell structure, vitamin absorption, hormonal regulation, warmth and bile production

What is fat

400

This diet was used originally to treat epilepsy as the brain will run on ketones rather than glucose.

What is the Keto diet

400

when boiling fruits or vegetables, these nutrients are often lost in the water. 

What are water soluble vitamins

500

This eating style/diet is associated with a decreased risk of depression and other brain based illnesses

What is the Mediterranean diet

500

_______is broken down into glycogen and stored in the muscles and liver. 

What is glucose

500

This hunger hormone is increase as a result of restrictive eating 

What is Ghrelin

500

Combine this vitamin with steak to increase iron absorption 

What is vitamin C

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