Carbs & Proteins
Sugar Amounts
Vitamins & Minerals
Sugar Surprises!
Water
100
What is the body's main source of fuel?
Carbohydrates (carbs)
100
More Sugar: Ketchup or Mustard?
1 ketchup packet + = 1.91g sugar
1 mustard packet = 0.05g sugar
100
Which mineral helps build strong bones and teeth?
Calcium
100
What type of sugar is used by your cells for energy?
Glucose
100
What percent of your body is made of water?
About 60%
200
Which nutrient helps build and repair muscles and other tissues?
Protein
200
More Sugar: Dried Cranberries or Gummy Bears?
1/2 cup dried cranberries = 58g sugar
17 gummy bears = 18 g sugar
200
Vitamin E protects your ________.
cells
200
Name one food that naturally contains sugar.
Fruit, milk, etc
200
Muscles are mostly water — what percentage?
About 75 - 79%
300
Complex carbs give long-lasting energy because they contain what?
Fiber
300
How much sugar is in a 12 oz Coca‑Cola can?
39 grams of sugar in a 12 oz Coca‑Cola can
300
Which mineral helps balance fluids in your body?
Sodium
300
How many teaspoons of added sugar should kids have in a day?
About 6 teaspoons (or less)
300
Name one sign that you need more water.
Headache, dry lips, tired, dizziness, getting muscle cramps when you’re active
400
What do you call proteins that are missing some essential amino acids?
Incomplete proteins
400
How much sugar in 1.5 oz KitKat
22g
400
Which mineral helps carry oxygen in your blood?
Iron
400
What is the scientific/chemical name for sugar?
Sucrose
400
Water helps move what through your body? (Name one)
Nutrients, minerals, oxygen
500
How many essential amino acids are contained in complete proteins?
9
500
How much added sugar is in a Minute Maid 8oz bottle?
27g
500
Which vitamin is found in leafy greens and helps stop cuts from bleeding too long?
Vitamin K
500
If a sugar name ends in “-ose,” it’s usually a sugar. Name one.
Fructose, dextrose, maltose, glucose, sucrose
500
True or false: Babies and kids have more water (as a percentage) than adults.
True - As people age, body water percentage decreases as fat tissue increases and muscle mass changes.