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The process by which your body takes in and uses food
What is Nutrition?
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?
A negative reaction to food that doesn’t involve the immune system
What is food intolerance?
Substances in food that your body needs to grow, repair itself, and supply you with energy
What are Nutrients?
Tough, complex, carbohydrate that the body cannot digest
What is Fiber?
The full name of the USDA
What is the United States Department of Agriculture?
Food poisoning
What is a food borne illness?
Elements found in food that are used by the body
What are minerals?
What is a Calorie
What are Proteins?
An interactive guide to healthful eating and active living
What is MyPlate?
Treating a substance with heat to kill/slow the growth of pathogens
What is pasteurization?
A condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily
What is osteoporosis?
The natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body’s need for food
What is Hunger?
A waxy, fatlike substance
What is cholesterol?
Describes a high ratio of nutrients to calories
What is nutrient-dense?
The spreading of pathogens from one food to another
What is cross contamination?
Provides information about the nutrients found in food
What is the Nutrition Facts Panel?
The psychological desire for food
What is Appetite?
Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes
What are Vitamins?
Sensible small portions of food that are nutritious
What are Healthful Snacks?
A condition in which the body’s immune system reacts to substances in some foods
What is a food allergy?
Describes food produced without the use of certain agricultural chemicals
What is Organic?