NUTRIENTS/VITAMINS
This term refers to a nutrient that's easy to digest and the body's main source of energy
What is Carbohydrates?
The standard 12-week-long divisions during pregnancy
What is Trimester?
A list of foods available in an establishment
What is a Menu?
The passageway between the mouth and the stomach
What is the Esophagus?
The state or condition of being very fat or overweight.
What is Obesity?
This term includes Carbs, Protein, Fat, Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
What are the 6 Essential Nutrients?
An uncomfortable cramping feeling that can lead into "false labor"
What are Contractions?
To lightly brown or cook food in a small amount of hot fat over moderate heat
What is a Sauté?
The two types of digestion that occur in the body.
What is Mechanical and Chemical digestion?
1 calorie = _______ lbs
What is 3,500?
This term refers to calories added in food that give off little to no nutrients
What is an Empty Calorie?
The temporary organ that nourishes and maintains the fetus through the umbilical cord.
What is a Placenta?
To cut food into small, equal size squares about ½ inch in size
What is a Cube?
The involuntary contraction of muscle in the esophagus that helps move food toward the stomach.
What is peristalsis?
Food, Acid, Temperature, Time, Oxygen, Moisture
What is FATTOM?
This general guide to help you link nutrients in a serving of food to their contribution to your daily diet. It is based on a 2,000 calorie per day diet.
What is Percentage Daily Value?
This organ grows 20x it's normal size during pregnancy
What is the Uterus?
To separate solid from liquid materials by pouring the mixture through a strainer or sieve
What is Strain?
This type of muscle is responsible for performing peristalsis.
What is smooth muscle?
This term refers to the 4 fat-soluble vitamins
What is vitamin A, E, D, K?
This mineral is absorbed from the ground and transferred to humans when they eat plants.
The most serious complication of pregnancy is related to wight gain or high blood pressure.
What is pre/eclampsia?
To cook large pieces of meat or poultry slowly over low heat in a small amount of hot liquid in a tightly covered pan
What is Braise?
These are tiny finger-shaped structures that cover the inner part of the small intestine.
What is Villi?
The unexplained death of healthy infants
What is SIDS?