Nutrients
This nutrient is found in bread, fruit, and vegetables and gives energy to your body
What is a carbohydrate?
Foods such as whole grains, tubers, legumes, fruits, and vegetables are considered a...
What is a whole food?
There are many varieties of this fruit including gala, granny smith, and honeycrisp.
What is an apple?
This whole grain food is a popular snack at the movie theaters?
What is popcorn?
The best source to hydrate
What is water?
This nutrient, found in nuts, avocado, and dairy products, helps support cell growth
What is fat?
This substance is added to food to change flavor, appearance, and/or to preserve it.
What is an additive?
This food group provides your body with calcium, vitamin D, and protein.
What is dairy?
This is an important nutrient found in whole grain products that can help us feel full longer and helps us have a healthy digestive tract.
What is dietary fiber?
Consuming six to eight 8oz cups of fluid daily is considered
What is the daily amount of fluid needed by the average person to maintain proper hydration?
This nutrient is found in meat, legumes, and milk and helps grow strong muscles.
What is protein?
This is an additive sweetener that is made from corn starch.
What is high fructose corn syrup?
This type of food, typically used to make sandwiches, has lots of iron and fiber.
What is whole wheat bread?
Key words like "whole oats" or "whole wheat" on the ingredients list tell you if a food is a...
What is a whole grain?
Choosing fruits and vegetables high in water content, such as watermelon, strawberries, tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, oranges, lettuce, cantaloupe, grapes, is a way to do this.
What is another way to meet hydration needs?
This nutrient group includes vitamins and minerals.
What are micronutrients?
Any food that has been changed from its original form to something else.
What is a processed food?
This vegetable, usually served mashed or fried, has lots of vitamin C.
What are two different types of carbohydrates
What are simple and complex carbohydrates?
Water aids in the digestion process and can prevent this
What is constipation?
These are chemicals produced by plants that protect them from germs and insects and ALSO provide benefits to humans who eat plant foods.
What are phytonutrients?
This type of fat lowers your good cholesterol and increases your bad cholesterol.
What is trans fat?
This type of fat is liquid at room temperature and provides essential fatty acids your body can't make. You can find these fats in nuts, seeds, fish, and vegetable oils (like olive oil.)
What are unsaturated fats?
Men need 38 grams and women need 25 grams of this
What is fiber?
Tented skin, dry mouth, dry eyes, constipation, headache, dark urine (apple juice appearance), and fatigue.
What are symptoms of dehydration?