Vocabulary Terms
What are Calories?
The amount of energy released when your body breaks down (digests) food.
What category does apples and bananas fall into?
Fruits
What do they use in commercials to convince people to buying unhealthy items/food?
Bright Colors, Toys, Cartoons, Inexpensive prices, Playgrounds, Games, Celebrities, Fun Music, Kids in the Commercials
What is a Consumer?
A person who intends to order, use, purchased goods for personal or social purposes.
What food group does bread fall into?
Grains
What does the MyPlate diagram consist of?
Broken up into 5 pieces with each section indicating how much we should be eating at any given meal.
What does Persuasion mean?
The act of convincing.
What makes up the five food groups?
Grains/Vegetables/Fruits/Protein/Dairy
Why is health a skill?
It is something that requires discipline and daily work. It is not a sometimes thing but an everyday thing
What is Insulin?
A hormone produced in the pancreas that allows glucose (sugar) to be broken down in our body systems and stored and used for energy.
What food group does yogurt fall into?
Dairy
What organ in your body filters your blood?
Kidneys
What is Type I Diabetes?
A genetic disorder that shows up early in life, where your immune system attacks and destroys the insulin producing cells in your pancreas.
What category does beans fall into?
Protein
What is the difference between Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes?
One you are born with and the other you get from what you consume.