Section 1: Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins
Section 2: Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
Section 3: Guidelines for Healthful Eating
Vocabulary:
Foods and Food Groups
100
Name the three classes of nutrients that supply your body with energy.
Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins
100
Loss of water because of heavy sweating can result in _______________.
Dehydration
100
Which section on the MyPyramid is the biggest? What does this mean?
The grain section is the biggest because grain products should make up most of ones diet.
100
A condition in which the red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin.
Anemia
100
Yogurt belongs to what food group?
Dairy
200
Give me an example of an incomplete protein.
Incomplete proteins are from plant sources such as beans, seeds, nuts, etc.
200
What mineral can help build strong bones and teeth?
Calcium
200
What does it mean to say that a food is nutrient dense?
Nutrient dense foods contain lots of vitamins and minerals relative to the number of calories.
200
The amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down is measured in units called _________.
Calories
200
Is an orange a simple or complex carbohydrate?
Simple
300
What are two types (categories) of carbohydrates?
Simple carbohydrates and Complex carbohydrates
300
What are the two main categories of vitamins?
Fat soluble and water soluble.
300
What is used to determine the amount you should eat from each food group? Hint: there are three things.
Age, gender, and activity level.
300
What is an antioxidant?
Vitamins that protect healthy cells from the damage caused by the normal aging process and certain types of cancer.
300
Margarine belongs to what section of MyPyramid?
Oil
400
How many Amino Acids are in your body?
20. Nine of them are essential amino acids
400
Why is water so important? (What is its function in our body?)
Nearly all of the body’s chemical reactions, including those that produce energy and build new tissues, take place in a water solution. It also prevents dehydration and helps with homeostasis.
400
Name the six sections of my pyramid.
Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, Oil, Dairy, Protein.
400
This type of fat is solid at room temperature. Foods that have this in them include butter, animal lard, and dairy products.
Saturated Fat
400
What food group does chick peas belong to?
Protein
500
What is the most important FUNCTION of protein in the body?
The growth and repair of your body’s tissues.
500
Name the four fat soluble vitamins.
Vitamins A, D, E, and K.
500
What is the ‘Dietary Guidelines for Americans’?
A document developed by nutrition experts to promote health and help people reduce their risk for heart disease, cancer, and diabetes through diet and physical activity. It provides info on how to make smart food choices, balance food intake with activity, get the most nutrition out of the calories you eat, and handle food safely.
500
This is a waxy fat like substance that is found only in animal products. A diet high in ______________ can cause plaque to build up on the walls of veins and increase the risk of heart attacks.
Cholesterol
500
give me an example of a whole grain and a refined grain.
white rice and brown rice, white bread and whole wheat bread.
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