Minerals
An essential nutrient in the processes of living organisms
What are common red fruits?
Strawberries, Raspberries, and Watermelon, etc.
Is a pumpkin a vegetable?
No, it is a fruit.
Oils are a type of fat that are _______ at room temperature?
Liquid at room temperature
What is protein?
Long Strands of combined amino acids. Protein is made through processes in living beings.
Is iron a mineral?
Fruits often contain ________.
Sugar
Your body needs different colored vegetables. Name one color group
red, orange/yellow, white/brown, green, and blue/purple.
True or False: Fats are unhealthy for you
False, they are not inherently unhealthy.
Amino Acids are ________.
A combination of atoms, in semi-complex ways.
Calcium is a mineral important in development of these major body parts.
Teeth / Bones
Apples, Oranges, and Fruit Salad are all made from or are _________.
Fruits.
How are vegetable different from fruits?
Fruits come from flowering plants, and are specifically designed to be seed carriers. Meanwhile, vegetables are parts of a plant that serve other purposes.
Fats are digested by the body after Carbohydrates and before ________.
Proteins
Out of Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins, Proteins are burnt ___________.
Third / Last / After Fats
What is one of the four roles that minerals play in the body?
Often the majority of fruit weight is made up of ???
Water weight
Certain vegetables, like potatos, are high in ______.
Starches
True or False: Sugar is a type of fat
False; Sugar is a type of Carbohydrate
What major food group is the most common source of protein?
Meat.
True or False: Magnesium, Zinc, and Gold are necessary minerals for the body
False; Gold is not necessary in body functions.
Fruits come from this type of plant?
Vegetables are part of a _______ diet?
Something that will dissolve when placed in fats or oils.
True or False: Protein only comes from meat.
False; Vegetables and other foods can also have protein, they just usually do not have the most important Amino Acids that meat typically has.