Nutrients
Sugar Sugar
Lagniappe
Health Conditions
Chew on this
100
What is the nutrient that is the main source of energy for the body? Tip - Marathon runners sometimes "Load" up on these to prepare for a race.
What are Carbohydrates
100
Which of these drinks has more sugar in it? A Pure Leaf Sweet Tea or a starbucks Grande Caffe Mocha?
What is the Sweet Tea?
Caffe Mocha has 33 g to the 42 g of the Sweet Tea.
100
What is the best place to find nutritional information for a food
What is the nutrition label
100
What condition is caused by having an iron deficiency?
What is anemia
100
What does BMI stand for?
What is the Body Mass Index
200
What nutrient is used to build and re-pair muscles and tissues?
What is protein
200
Which has more sugar Simply Apple Juice or Simply Orange Juice?
What is Simply Apple has 25 grams. Simply Orange (23 grams)
200
What is the name of this new USDA food guideline tool?
What is my plate.
200
What condition causes brittle bones?
Osteoporosis
200
What are two of the three types of fats?
What are saturated, unsaturated, and trans.
300
This "nutrient" provides the most calories per gram for energy.
What is Fat
300
Which of these is the American Heart Associations maximum recommended amount of sugar per day for women?
24 grams
36 grams
48 grams
64 grams
What is 24 grams.
For men it is 36 grams.
300
What programs exist on campus to help you in supporting a healthy balanced life style.
The HEALS program, recreation, Health & Wellness.
300
This vitamin helps with fighting against infections.
What is Vitamin C.
300
If this "system" in your body isn't running smoothly, fiber can help things along.
What is Digestive System
400
These nutrients are dissolved by either fat or water
What are vitamins.
400
What can happen after you eat "added sugars" in a snack?
- Blood level drops
- "sugar crash"
- can become irritable
- craving another snack
400
What percentage of milk is water (closest answer wins).
What is 87%
400
Name one of the three risk factors of diabetes?
What are inactivity, obesity and/or a family history.
400
_____ rich foods like milk, yogurt, and cheese can promote strong bones and teeth by having which nutrient.
What is Calcium.
500
What mineral is important for your bones. Hint - It's not vitamin D but the other one.
What is calcium.
500
These three letters are often in an ingredient to indicate that it is a sugar?
Hint: You made have read them when people talk about corn syrup.
What is - OSE
Ex: glucose, Dextrose, Fructose (fruit sugar), Lactose (milk sugar), Maltose (malt sugar), sucrose
500
What is one of the two non-animal natural sources of Vitamin D?
What are mushrooms and the sun.
500
According to the CDC, what percentage of Americans have a diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes (as of 2018)?
What is 13% (34 million people).
500
What are two of the three types of carbs?
simple, Complex, and fiber