Vocab
The process by which your body takes in and uses food.
What is Nutrition?
These three types of nutrients perform a variety of bodily functions.
What are vitamins, minerals and water?
Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues.
What are Protiens?
A set of reccomendations about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans.
What is the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
The spreading of pathogens from one food to another.
What is Cross-contamination?
Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy,
What are Nutrients?
This type of carbohydrate is the main source of fuel for your body.
What are simple carbohydrates?
Starches and sugars found in foods which provide your body’s main source of energy.
What are Carbohydrates?
A high ratio of nutrients to calories.
What is Nutrient-dense?
Substances added to a food to produce a desired effect.
What are Food Additives?
A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it recieves from food.
What is a calorie?
These three sources provide the energy in food.
What are carbohydrates, proteins and fats?
A tough, complex, carbohydrate that the body cannot digest.
What is Fiber?
The number of calories you need can depend on these factors.
What are age, gender and activity level?
Treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens.
What is Pasteurization?
A waxy, fatlike substance.
What is Cholesterol?
Between the three types of fats, this type is considered better for your body.
What are unsaturated fats?
Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes.
What are Vitamins?
This interactive guide helps to promote healthful eating and active living.
What is MyPlate?
What are Foodborne Illnesses?
Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes.
What are Vitamins?
This is the amount of calories from fats teens are reccomended to consume.
What is less than 25 to 35 percent?
A condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily.
What is Osteoporosis?
The reccomended amount of fruits and vegetables you should put onto your plate during meals.
What is half?
A negative reaction to food that does not involve the immune system.
What are Food Intolerances?