Diet and Cancer
These substances prevent cell damage when they stabilize "free radicals"
What are antioxidants?
What is a prebiotic?
The word "protein" comes from this Greek word, which means "first"
What is proteois?
What is essential?
Vegans do not eat any foods that come from animals, which includes: ________________________________________________
What are meat, eggs, dairy, and honey.
These substances are naturally occurring plant chemicals that provide plants with color, odor, and flavor (they are all antioxidants)
What are phytochemicals?
A substance (especially a complex carbohydrate) that is nearly or wholly indigestible that promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract.
What is a prebiotic?
These substances are the backbone of proteins. They are made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen atoms bonded together.
These types of edible proteins contain all nine essential amino acids, which means they are "complete"
What are animal proteins (like eggs, dairy, and meat)
In vegan baking, eggs can be replaced with these:
flax seeds, chia seeds, applesauce
This spice contains cucurmin - the most powerful anti-inflammatory phytochemical that works to constrict cancer tumor blood vessels
This is one example of a food that is a probiotic.
Kefir, Kimchi, Yogurt, Miso, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, Buttermilk, Fresh Cultured or Age Cheese
Although there are hundreds of amino acids, the human body only uses this number of them to build proteins.
What is 20?
This is the one plant-based protein that provides all nine essential amino acids.
What is soy?
In vegan baking or cooking, butter can be replaced with these:
vegan (or plant-based) butter, oil
This phytochemical is found in tomatoes, guava, and watermelon.
This probiotic food is a type of fermented cabbage.
What is Sauerkraut (or Kimchi)?
Proteins with 10 or more amino acids are called this:
What is a polypeptide?
Name one combination of incomplete plant-proteins that will help create a complete protein.
beans and grains
In vegan baking or cooking, dairy (milk or cream) can be replace with
What is dairy-free milks or alternatives like soy, coconut, cashew, almond, oatmeal, rice
This phytochemical is found in oregano and is a natural disinfectant, offsetting the spread of cancer cells.
This is a fermented beverage that is a probiotic.
What is kefir (or Kombucha)?
This is one main function of proteins in the body.
What is:
1. growth and repair of muscles, cells, and tissues
2. building blocks of hormones, enzymes, and antibodies
3. transport nutrients
4. storage or energy
The recommended percentage of calories from protein (in a standard 2,000 calorie diet) is this percent.
What is 15%
Very strict vegans do not bake with regular refined sugar because it is typically filtered using this.