Carbohydrates
What is the body's preferred source of energy?
What are carbohydrates?
What is one of the main functions of protein in the body?
What is building and repairing tissue?
What is one important function of fats in the body?
What is providing essential fatty acids?
Which vitamin helps the body absorb calcium?
What is vitamin D?
What mineral helps build and maintain strong bones and teeth?
What is calcium?
Name two foods that contain simple carbohydrates.
What are fruits, vegetables, milk, honey, jam, sweets, or soft drinks?
Name two foods that are good sources of protein
What are meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, seeds, or nuts?
Which type of fat is found in olive oil and canola oil and is associated with a lower risk of heart disease?
What are unsaturated fats?
What type of vitamins dissolve in water and have excess amounts excreted from the body?
What are water-soluble vitamins?
Which mineral helps your body produce healthy red blood cells?
What is iron?
What are the two main types of carbohydrates?
What are simple carbohydrates (sugars) and complex carbohydrates (starches)?
What happens to excess calories from protein that the body does not use?
They can be converted to fat and stored in the body.
Which omega-3 fatty acid is found in walnuts and some dark green vegetables?
What is alpha-linolenic acid?
Which vitamin is important for blood clotting?
What is vitamin K?
Which mineral supports proper nerve signalling and muscle function?
What is potassium?
Complex carbohydrates are broken down into sugars during digestion. Where does most carbohydrate digestion take place?
What is the small intestine?
What enzyme breaks down proteins in the stomach?
What is pepsin?
What is one role of fat in helping the body use vitamins?
What is carrying fat-soluble vitamins?
Which vitamin helps form and maintain healthy body tissues?
What is vitamin A?
Which mineral plays an important role in supporting a healthy immune system?
What is zinc?
Where does carbohydrate digestion begin, and what enzyme helps start the process?
What are the mouth and the enzyme amylase?
After proteins begin breaking down in the stomach, where are their nutrients absorbed?
What is the small intestine?
Which type of fat is associated with an increased risk of heart disease and is found in foods such as butter and fatty cuts of meat?
What are saturated fats?
What type of vitamins are absorbed and transported with fat and can be stored in the body's fatty tissues and organs?
What are fat-soluble vitamins?
What are minerals classified as because they are inorganic substances that the body cannot manufacture?
What are inorganic nutrients?