Chapter 10.1
Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.
What are nutrients?
Starches and sugars found in foods which provide your body's main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
A set of recommendation about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans.
What are Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
Substances added to a food to produce a desired effect.
What are Food additives?
High in plant and animal based foods such as coconut oil, avocado oil, and olive oil.
What are fats?
A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food.
What are Calories?
A tough, complex, carbohydrate that the body cannot digest.
What is a fiber?
An interactive guide to healthful eating and active living.
What is MyPlate?
Food Poisoning.
What is a Food Borne Illness?
The recommended amount of carbohydrates in a meal.
What is 60%
The natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body's need for food.
What is Hunger?
Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues.
What are proteins?
A high ratio of nutrients to calories.
What Is are Nutrient dense?
Treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens.
What is pasteurization?
High in planet based foods such as grains, fruits, and vegetables.
What are carbohydrates?
The psychological desire for food.
What is an appetite?
A waxy, fatlike substance.
What is a cholesterol?
When planning your meals, aim to fill half of your plate with vegetables and fruit. Eating these foods will help fill you up and reduce the amount of high-fat and high-sodium foods.
What are Foods to increase?
The spreading of pathogens from one food to another.
What is Cross-Contamination?
High in animals based foods, such as chicken, beef, and pork.
What are proteins?
The process by which your body takes in and uses food.
What is nutrition?
A condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily.
What is osteoporosis?
Processed foods, such as frozen meals and soups, tend to be high in sodium. When buying these foods, choose low-sodium items.
What are Foods to Reduce?
A condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods.
What is a Food allergy?
What is the recommended percentage of fat.
What is 30%