Percent Daily Values for Women
What is the recommended daily calorie intake for a woman?
2000 calories
What is the recommended calorie daily intake for a man?
2500 calories
What is a water-soluble vitamin?
A type of vitamin that dissolves in water and passes into the bloodstream.
What five groups are shown in the diagram on ChooseMyPlate.gov
Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein, Dairy
What is a processed food?
A processed food means its been altered by preservatives and/or pesticides.
A women should consume less than ____ grams of total fat in their diet a day.
65 grams
A man should consume less than ____ grams of total fat in their diet a day.
80 grams
What is a fat-soluble vitamin?
A type of vitamin that dissolves in the body's fat, where it is stored for later use.
In the replica model of a balanced meal on ChooseMyPlate.gov what whole food should take up the greatest portion of the meal?
Vegetables
What kind of establishments are most likely to serve processed food?
Fast Food
A women should have less than ____ mg of cholesterol a day in their daily diet.
300 mg
A man should have less than ____ mg of cholesterol a day in their daily diet.
300 mg
What is BMI?
What are Legumes?
Plant foods such as egg plants, peas, lima beans, beans, lentils, etc.
What do processed foods contian?
They contain preservatives, antibiotics, pesticides and/or hormones.
A women should have no more than _____ grams of total carbohydrate a day in their daily diet.
300 grams
A man should have no more than _____ grams of total carbohydrates a day in their daily diet.
375 grams
What is a Protein?
A nutrient the body uses to build and maintain all of its cells and tissues.
Name a type of seed.
Sunflower, pumpkin, flax, chia, sesame, poppy, hemp
Why are processed foods popular?
They are highly, convenient, affordable and engineered to appeal to consumers.
A women should have no more than _____ grams of dietary FIBER a day in their daily diet.
25 grams
A man should have no more than ___ grams of dietary FIBER a day in their daily diet.
30 grams
the ratio of fat, bone and muscle that naturally make up a person's body.
What type of whole food is a Lentil?
Legume
What do microbes do?
Microbes shape our hormones making us feel hungry or full.