Carbohydrates
Your body breaks down carbohydrates into this simple sugar that cells use for energy.
What is glucose?
This is the main job of fats in the body.
What is long-term energy storage?
These small molecules are the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
This macronutrient is the body’s main and quickest source of energy, found in foods like bread, rice, and pasta.
What are carbohydrates?
This greenhouse gas is produced in large amounts by cattle and is a major contributor to climate change from livestock farming.
What is methane?
Plants make and store this carbohydrate to save energy for later.
What is starch?
Nuts, avocados, and olive oil are examples of foods that contain these healthy fats.
What are unsaturated fats?
These special proteins speed up chemical reactions in your body, including digestion.
What are enzymes?
This macronutrient helps build and repair body tissues and is made up of amino acids
What are proteins?
his is the main environmental issue caused by clearing forests for agriculture, reducing biodiversity and increasing carbon emissions.
What is deforestation?
This sweet-tasting carbohydrate is found in candy, soda, and many desserts.
What is sugar?
This type of fat is considered unhealthy and was often found in foods made with partially hydrogenated oils.
What are trans fats?
Calculate how much protein this person should have each day- remember, the recommended amount is 0.8 grams per kilogram. mass = 60 kg
What is 48 grams per day?
This macronutrient is the most energy-dense, provides long-term energy storage, and is found in oils and butter.
What are fats (lipids)?
This process turns food scraps and yard waste into nutrient-rich material that can improve soil health.
What is composting?
Table sugar (sucrose) is made of these to monosaccharides.
What are glucose and fructose?
Saturated fats are usually solid at room temperature, while these fats are usually liquid at room temperature.
What are unsaturated fats?
What does your body do with the protein you eat?
Your body breaks it down into amino acids tobuild new proteins.
Monosaccharides (one sugar), disaccharides (two sugars), and polysaccharides (many sugars) are all types of this macronutrient.
What are carbohydrates?
This is the largest contributor to the carbon footprint of beef production.
What is land-use change?
This carbohydrate promote digestive regularity, stabilize blood sugar, manage weight, and support heart health.
What is fiber?
Salmon, walnuts, and sunflower seeds are foods that contain these healthy fatty acids that your body can not make on its own.
What are omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids?
“Which of these is NOT a function of proteins?” Building and repairing tissues, Speeding up reactions, Storing genetic information, Transporting substances in the blood
What is Storing genetic information?
These two macronutrients differ in how they provide energy: one gives quick, short-term energy, while the other provides long-lasting, stored energy.
What are carbohydrates (short-term energy) and fats (long-term energy)?
True or false our current food system will be able to provide enough food for ten billion people?
False