Healthy Eating 101
The Nutrients
The Food Label and Nutrient Recommendations
Miscellaneous
Digestion
100
These are the five main food groups
What are grains, meats, dairy, fruits, and vegetables
100
Carbon-containing
What is organic
100
According to your instructor, what is the most important fact on the food label?
What are the ingredients.
100
A serving size from the fruit group.
What is one cup.
100
This is where digestion begins.
What is the mouth.
200
This food group is an excellent source of iron, zinc, and protein.
What is the meat group
200
The macronutrients
What are carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
200
A food providing this daily value can be considered "high" in the nutrient.
What is at least 20%.
200
A feeling of fullness and satisfaction.
What is satiety.
200
The primary organ for digestion and absorption.
What is the small intestine.
300
A whole or modified food that contain bioactive food components believed to provide health benefits.
What is a functional food.
300
The term used for nutrients that the body cannot make for itself.
What are essential nutrients.
300
This is one of the vitamins and minerals required on the food label.
What is iron, vitamin a, vitamin c, or calcium
300
The caloric value of one pound.
What is 3500 kcalories
300
The stomach's main function is the digestion of this nutrient.
What is protein.
400
A measure of nutrients provided per calorie of food
What is nutrient density
400
This nutrient provides 9 calories per gram
What is fat
400
The average daily nutrient intake level that meets 97-98% of all healthy people in a particular life stage and gender group.
What is the RDA or recommended dietary allowance.
400
A hormone from the pancreas that helps glucose enter the cells.
What is insulin.
400
Two storage components of excess nutrients.
What are fat and glycogen.
500
These are the five characteristics to a nutritious diet.
What is Adequacy, Balance, Calorie-control, Moderation, and Variety (ABCMV)
500
These are the organic nutrients.
What are carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and vitamins
500
The grams of sugar in each teaspoon.
What is four.
500
The amount of calories in 5 grams of carbohydrates.
What is 20.
500
The supply of liver glycogen can last this long without the replenishment of food.
What is 3 - 6 hours.
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