Foods having a high amount of nutrients relative to the number of calories.
What are nutrient dense snacks?
100
The process by which the body breaks down food into smaller pieces that can be absorbed by the blood and sent to each cell in the body.
What is digestion?
100
The way you see your body.
What is body image?
100
Extreme Eating Behaviors that can lead to serious illness or even death.
What are eating disorders?
200
The nutrient group used to build and repair cells.
What are proteins?
200
Choosing snacks such as whole grains, nuts, yogurt, vegetables, and fruits.
What is smart snacking?
200
A digestive juice produced by the salivary glands in your mouth.
What is saliva?
200
The method for assessing your body size by taking height and weight into account.
What is Body Mass Index? (BMI)
200
An eating disorder in which a person strongly fears gaining weight and starves him or herself.
What is anorexia nervosa?
300
These nutrients promote normal growth, give you energy, and keep your skin healthy.
What are fats?
300
Begin your day with this.
What is a healthful breakfast?
300
A blend of enzymes that breaks down proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
What is pancreatic juice?
300
Age, body type, gender, height, and growth pattern are used to determine the range of this.
What is your healthy weight?
300
An eating disorder in which a person repeatedly eats large amounts of food and then purges.
What is bulimia nervosa?
400
These are substances in foods that your body needs to grow, have energy, and stay healthy.
What are nutrients?
400
Focusing on fruits and vegetables, make half your grains whole grains, get your calcium-rich foods, choose healthful fats, and limit salt and added sugar are tips.
What are tips on healthful eating from the USDA?
400
Acid and enzymes in the stomach break down food until it looks like a thin soup, a mixture called this.
What is chyme?
400
Multiply your weight in pounds by 0.45. Then multiply your height in inches by 0.025. Square that result. Divide your answer in the first step by the answer in the second
step.
What is calculating your BMI?
400
Eating fewer than 250 calories a day will help you do this.
What is lose 1 pound in two weeks?
500
Kind of fat that is formed when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil.
What are trans fatty acids?
500
Eating nutrient rich foods is the best way to get both of these.
What is vitamins and minerals?
500
This stores the bile until it is needed in the small intestine.
What is the gallbladder?
500
Many teens carry these for a while to prepare for their next growth spurt.
What are extra pounds?
500
Diets that allow you to eat only a few kinds of foods, such as grapefruit or high-protein foods.