Nutrients and Your Body
This nutrient is the basic building material of all the body's cells.
What is protein?
This type of carbohydrate cannot be digested by the body, but is important for digestive health.
What is fiber?
What are fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy?
This section of a food package, tells you information such as calories, nutrients, and % daily value.
What is the nutrition facts panel?
What is food poisoning?
This nutrient is needed for almost every body function and makes up a large portion of your body.
What is water?
Name two types of foods that are good sources of fiber.
What are fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and/or beans?
The term describes food that provide a high amount of nutrients compared with the number of calories they contain.
What is nutrient-dense?
The % daily values shown on a nutrition facts label are based on a diet containing this many calories per day.
What is 2,000 calories?
These four steps help protect you from foodborne illness.
True or False: Eating plenty of foods rich in calcium can help reduce the risk of osteoporosis?
What is true?
A food has 6 carbohydrates and 2g fiber. What is its carb-to-fiber ratio?
3:1
According to MyPlate, approximately half of your plate should be made up of these two food groups.
What are fruits and vegetables?
If nutrients are added to a food that were not originally present, the food is described by this term.
What is fortified?
This occurs when harmful pathogens are spread from one food or surface to another.
What is cross-contamination?
These are the three nutrients that provide the body with energy.
If a food has a carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio of 9, it is a good source of fiber. True or False?
What is True? Single digits is good!
Unlike hunger, which is a physical need for food, this is the psychological desire to eat.
What is appetite.
A food contains 18% daily value of fiber. What nutritional claim could it make about fiber?
What is "a good source of fiber"?
A food allergy involves this body system, while a food intolerance does not.
What are essential amino acids?
Food A has 24g carbs and 4g fiber. Food B has 30g carbs and 3g fiber. Which has the better carb-to-fiber ratio?
What is Food A? (6:1 vs 10:1)
Patrick overeats at Grandma's house during Thanksgiving. Which factors are most likely influencing his food choices?
What are social and cultural factors?
When reading the ingredients list on a food label, the ingredients are listed in descending order of quantity. True or false?
What is true?
The most dangerous type of allergic reaction to food is this.
What is anaphylaxis?