This nutrient contains amino acids which help repair muscles and cells.
What is Protein?
100
This shows how nutritious the food is.
What is a Food Label?
100
T/F There are 5 groups in the food group.
False!
There are 6 groups. Fats, Dairy, Meats, Vegetables, Fruits, and Grains.
100
This liquid helps your body function and digest.
What is Water?
200
This gives your body more energy. This nutrient comes from both plants and animals.
What is Fat?
200
T/F Carbohydrates are bad for you.
FALSE! Your body needs carbohydrates to have energy to function!
200
This is where you can find the suggested serving size for a food item.
What is the Nutrition Facts?
200
Name a food item that is in the Dairy food group.
What is milk, yogurt, cheese, ect.?
200
Your body is made up of this amount (%) of water.
What is 75%?
300
This nutrient helps to build and repair your muscles and cells.
What is Protein?
300
T/F Macronutrients contain proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.
True!
These are broken down in the digestive system, enter the bloodstream, and provide body cells with energy.
300
Name the areas on a Nutrition Label that you should pay the most attention to.
Calories, fat, carbohydrates
300
How many servings of grains should you have in a day?
a) 1-3
b) 3-6
c) 6-9
What is c) 6-9
300
T/F You should drink half your body weight in fluid ounces of water each day?
For Example: If you weigh 90 pounds, you should drink 45 ounces of water a day.
True
400
These nutrients help your body stay healthy. They can be made by plants and animals.
What are Vitamins?
400
Name the vitamin that all these foods share.
eggs, milk, fish, fortified cereals
What is Vitamin D?
400
This is a unit used to measure the amount of energy a food can make when taken into the body.
What are calories?
400
T/F You should eat the same amount of fruits and vegetables each day.
False!
The Vegetable food group contains 3-5 servings and the Fruit food group contains 2-4. You should eat MORE vegetables!
400
T/F Water is not found in many foods.
False! Water is found in every food item, even if it's small amounts.
500
These nutrients are neither animal nor vegetable. They are inorganic.
What are Minerals?
500
Name a Micronutrient.
What is Vitamins or Minerals?
500
These are proteins from vegetables and cereals; they lack one or more of the essential amino acids.
What is Incomplete Proteins?
500
Water helps your body:
a) helps your body use vitamins and minerals
b) Carries digested nutrients to your cells
c) Carries away wastes
d) all of the above