Six Nutrients
What are the two types of protein? (remember essential amino acids all vs not all)
Complete & Incomplete
What do you get vitamins and minerals from?
Vitamins and Minerals are essential for our bodies, even though they are two separate nutrients do they work together to support body functions?
YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Where does added sugar come from?
What does USDA stand for?
United State Department of Agriculture
What does Protein do for our body?
Builds & Repairs Tissues
What are two things minerals do for our body?
-Builds strong bones
-Transmits nerve impulses
-Maintains fluid balance in body
Fred is a multi sport athlete. This weekended he has 3 soccer games, 2 baseball games, and 1 hockey game. He is trying to figure out what he needs to eat to give him energy. Which nutrient would you recommend Fred eating to gain that essential energy for his games.
CARBS!!!!!!!!
How much sugar should men have a day?
9 teaspoons per day
What are the five groups of MyPlate?
Fruits
Grains
Vegetables
Protein
Dairy
What are the two types of carbs? (remember sweet or lasting)
Simple & Complex
What are two things vitamins do for our body?
-Protect skin
-Keeps nervous system healthy
-Boosts immune system
If I am 150 lbs how much water do I need a day?
75 oz-half of your body weight in ozs (150/2=75)
How much sugar should women have per day?
6 teaspoons
Almond Milk
Soy Milk
Rice Milk
Coconut Milk
Oat Milk
What do carbohydrates do for our body?
Provides body with energy
What are the types of Fats? (300 extra points of you can tell me which order of good to bad they go in and an example of each)
-Unsaturated=plant products=olive oil, avocados
-Saturated=animal products=ground beef, butter, milk
-Trans=man made=fast food, desserts, chips
What does fiber do for our body?
-Sweeps the digestive tract
What foods does natural sugar exist in?
Fruits & Veggies
What is an example of empty calories?
candy, chips, cookies, anything sweet
What are he six basic nutrients?
-Carbohydrates
-Fats
-Protein
-Vitamins
-Minerals
-Water
What is two things that Fats do for our body?
-Helps insulate the body
-Provides backup energy
What does what do for our body?
-Prevents dehydration
-Flushes body waste
-Circulates vitamins though body
-Regulates body temperature
What is an example of an artificial sugar?
Splenda, Stevia, Sweet N' Low, Equal
What are the two types of grains?
Whole grains
Refined Grains