Healthy Eating & Organic Molecules
Eating a variety of healthy foods gives us this kind of diet.
What is a balanced diet?
Bread, rice, pasta, and corn are foods rich in this nutrient.
What are carbohydrates?
How many types of fats are there?
What is 2?
Proteins help build bones, cartilage, skin and ____?
What are muscles?
This nucleic acid holds the genetic information in our cells.
What is DNA?
If we eat more carbohydrates than we need, our body turns them into this.
What is fats?
This is the main job of carbohydrates in our body.
What is storing energy?
Between saturated and unsaturated fats, this type is considered healthier.
What are unsaturated fats?
Name an example of a food with protein.
What is steak?
Besides meat and fish, this edible fungus contains nucleic acids.
What are mushrooms?
Fats help our body absorb these natural substances that keep us healthy.
What are vitamins?
Besides bread and pasta, this drink is also a source of carbohydrates.
What is milk?
Butter, cheese, and red meat contain this type of fat.
What are saturated?
Besides building body structures and muscles, proteins do this to damaged tissue.
Water is made from these 2 elements.
What are hydrogen and oxygen?
Name the 4 main organic molecules found in our food.
What are carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and nucleic acids?
What fruit is a source of carbohydrates?
What are bananas?
Nuts, fish, and vegetable products contain this liquid fat.
What are unsaturated fats?
Name a food that is NOT meat that contains protein.
What are eggs?
Drinking water keeps this body measurement balanced so we stay healthy.
What is body temperature?
Organic molecules in our food are made of these 3 main elements.
What are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?
Carbohydrates are made of these 2 main groups.
What are starches and sugars?
Fats help store energy for later and help our bodies absorb these.
What are vitamins?
Proteins are made from these smaller building blocks.
What are amino acids?
Water helps cells transport, use, and do this to substances.
What is dissolve?