Essential Nutrients 1
This is the study of food in our bodies and how it works.
What is nutrition
What is Complex
The ingredients portion of a nutrition label would alert us if food ___________ were present
What are allergens
A serving size is the amount recommended by the food manufacturer to be eaten in one __________
Using the 5/20 rule a product providing 23% of daily value in one serving would be considered a ________ source of a specific nutrient
What is high
These are the three essential nutrients that calories come from
What are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
From best to worst for your body this is how you would list the three types of fat
What is unsaturated, saturated, trans
In addition to total calories, calories from this essential nutrient are required to be broken down into it's three sub categories
What is fat
The servings per container part of the label tells us __________________
You might increase your daily caloric intake if you are trying to do this
What is gain weight
Water keeps our bodies __________
What is hydrated
Proteins are the building ____________ of our body
What are blocks
Fresh __________ and _____________ typically don't have nutrition labels
What are fruit and vegetables
Percent daily values are based on a ____________ calorie diet
What is 2000
Dieters who cut their carb intake below 30 grams per day are on this diet
What is keto
These are the two different types of carbohydrates
What are simple and complex
Fluoride helps with ___________ maintenance
What are teeth
High levels of ___________ and ___________ can lead to health issues such as heart disease and high blood pressure. For this reason if present they must be listed on the food label
What are Cholesterol and Sodium
Typically nutrients are listed in this unit of measure
What are grams and milligrams
Minerals help vitamins ___________ into our body
What is absorb
These are the three different types of fats
What are saturated, unsaturated, and trans
This mineral is an important component of our blood
What is iron
Food labels provide nutrition ______________ for consumers
What are facts
Typically ingredients are listed at the very ___________ of the nutrition label
What is bottom
Vitamins help maintain ___________ and __________
What is life and health