Definitions
What is the outer part of a cereal grain called?
Bran
This leafy green is a good source of Vitamin K.
Spinach
What is the unit for measuring the energy produced by food when its metabolized in the body called?
Calorie
A common whole grain that is eaten for breakfast the comes in instant, rolled, or whole variety; or sometimes from a coffee cup during Health class.
Oats (Oatmeal)
What is calcium?
A mineral needed for building and maintaining the health of bones and teeth, as well as other processes
What nutrient is the body's second major source of energy and the preferred means of storing energy?
Fat
This fruit is high in Vitamin C.
Kiwi
What is a mineral needed by the body for kidney and heart functions, as well as many other processes?
Potassium.
This protein moo-ed at some point in it's life.
Meat (Beef)
What is cholesterol?
A waxy fat made by the body and an essential part of cell membranes; high levels in the blood can lead to heart disease.
What is this group of 6 things called: water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals?
Nutrients
This vegetable is a great source of fiber and Vitamin C.
Broccoli
These are organic substances either made by the body or found in foods. Small amounts are essential for the regulation of metabolism and normal growth and functioning of the body.
Vitamins
Sometimes scrambled, sometimes fried, sometimes hard-boiled, this protein is versatile.
Eggs
What are electrolytes?
Minerals that have a slight electrical charge and help regulate many body processes.
A person who has a diet of plant-based foods, and sometimes eggs and dairy products is called what?
Vegetarian
This fruit is high in Vitamin A.
Mango
Starch, glycogen, and dietary fiber are what type of carbohydrate?
Complex
This plant is high in fiber and protein; often seen in chili, and is one of the most highly consumed foods in the world.
Beans
What is protein?
A nutrient made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, whose major function is the growth, maintenance, and repair of body tissues.
Name 4 forms of sugar.
Any 4: sucrose, fructose, lactose, maltose, dextrose, glucose, corn sweetener, high-fructose corn syrup, malt syrup, honey, molasses, brown sugar
This fruit is high in potassium.
Banana.
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What is the nutrient composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that provides the body's preferred form of energy called?
Carbohydrate
This whole grain is sometimes served in a bucket during a movie.
Popcorn
What is fiber?
Plant food components, including plant cell walls, pectins, gums and brans, that the body cannot digest.