Food & Nutrition
What nutrient is your body's main source of energy?
What is Carbohydrates?
Name two healthy sources of natural sugar.
What is Apples, Bananas, Oranges, Grapes, Milk, Plain yogurt, Carrots, Sweet potatoes, etc.
What stimulant is commonly found in energy drinks?
What is Caffeine?
What nutrient helps keep you full longer and supports muscle growth and repair?
What is Protein?
What happens to your breathing and heart rate when you exercise?
They both increase.
Which food group includes bread, rice, and pasta?
What is Grains?
About this many grams of sugar equal 1 teaspoon?
4 grams
Name one possible effect of drinking too much caffeine.
What is Trouble sleeping, shakiness, anxiety, or a fast heartbeat?
What does your body use water for?
What is Temperature control, digestion, circulation, cell structure etc..
Name two activities that help strengthen your heart.
What is Running, swimming, biking, dancing, playing sports, ect?
On MyPlate, these two food groups should fill about half of your plate
What is fruits and vegtables?
What does it mean when a nutrition label says "Added Sugars"?
Sugar added during food or drink preparation or processing.
Caffeine is a diuretic. What does that mean?
It makes you urinate more, which can lead to fluid loss.
What organ uses glucose as its main source of energy?
What is the Brain?
What is one long-term health risk of not getting enough physical activity?
Increased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, or type 2 diabetes.
What is the difference between simple and complex carbs?
Simple= digest quickly. Ex) sugar, fries, bread, cookies, cereal
Complex= break down slower for longer lasting energy. Ex) whole grains, beans, vegetables
Name two other names for added sugar you might spot on an ingredient list?
What is the recommended caffeine intake a teen should consume per day in mg?
What is 100mg?
Most nutrients from food are absorbed into the blood through this organ
What is the small intestine?
You sweat during exercise. Explain how sweating actually cools your body?
Sweat evaporates from your skin, carrying heat away from your body.
Protein is made of up these building blocks?
Why are some called essential?
What are amino acids?
Essential ones must come from food because the body can't make them.
What is the fiber in the whole apple slows sugar absorption; juice has little fiber so blood sugar rises faster?
Explain why drinking an energy drink right before an intense exercise can be dangerous
Both raise heart rate and blood pressure, and the combination can cause dehydration or irregular heartbeat.
The pancreas releases this hormone to reduce blood sugar
What is insulin?
A fitness influencer says you need to work out every single day without taking breaks to get stronger? Is this true? Why?