Macronutrients
These are the three macronutrients that provide your body with energy.
What are carbohydrates, protein, and fat?
This essential mineral is an electrolyte and is present in the largest amount in the human body.
What is calcium?
What is another term used to describe Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) or the energy you use at rest?
What is BMR or basal metabolic rate?
Dark urine, dizziness, dry mouth, rapid pulse.
What are symptoms of dehydration?
A recipe calls for 12 oz of milk, which is equivalent to this many cups.
What is 1 1⁄2 cups?
Almonds, avocados, and olives contain a great amount of this beneficial fatty acid.
What is Unsaturated Fat?
This antioxidant is associated with vision and found in foods with vibrant orange-yellow colors.
What is vitamin A?
This organ requires the most energy, about 27% of your basal metabolic rate daily.
What is the liver?
Drinking 6-8 cups of water per day.
What is the recommended daily fluid intake?
This cooking method uses a small amount of oil or fat in a shallow pan over relatively high heat.
What is sautéed?
This macronutrient plays a critical role in immunity, building/maintenance of tissue, and makes up essential enzymes and hormones in the body.
What is protein?
This vitamin is commonly used as a preservative in foods with a chemical name as ascorbic acid.
What is vitamin C?
This metabolic state occurs when the body burns fat for energy due to limited carbohydrate intake.
What is ketosis?
This group of minerals are responsible for maintaining fluid balance and muscle contraction.
What are electrolytes?
This protein network gives baked goods their structure and elasticity.
What is gluten?
This is the most important nutrient in our body.
What is water?
This essential nutrient commonly found in seafood sources has been shown to fight inflammation, depressive symptoms, fatigue and dry skin.
What is omega-3 fatty acid?
This type of metabolism breaks down amino acids in muscle for energy.
Beginner: What is Catabolism? Advanced: What is gluconeogenesis?
The organ that filters blood.
What is the kidney?
This leavening agent helps bread rise by producing carbon dioxide through fermentation.
What is yeast?
This organic functional group is attached to amino acids and indicates the role of a protein.
What is a Carboxyl Group?
This vitamin is especially important for pregnant women, as it plays a major role in the growth of the fetus's spinal cord and brain. Deficiency of this vitamin therefore, can cause severe birth defects.
What is folic acid or folate - Vitamin B9?
The Thermic effect of food contributes to this % of your TDEE.
What is 10%?
The movement of water molecules from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration, in order to balance solute concentrations on both sides of the membrane.
What is osmosis?
This is the cooking temperature required for poultry.
What is 165°F?