Nutrition Basics
These six substances are considered essential nutrients.
What are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water
This is the primary form in which fat is found in both food and the body.
What are triglycerides
This is the main function of carbohydrates in the body
What is providing energy
These are the building blocks of protein.
What are amino acids
This describes having reliable access to enough safe and nutritious food for an active, healthy life.
What is food security.
This nutrient provides 9 kcal per gram.
What is fat
These fats are typically liquid at room temperature and are generally considered more heart healthy.
What are unsaturated fats.
This simple sugar is the body's primary blood sugar.
What is glucose
Protein provides this many calories per gram.
What is 4kcal/g.
A person who doesn't know where their next meal will come from may be experiencing this.
What is food insecurity
These nutrients provide energy
Carbs, protein, and fats.
This type of fat is associated with increased LDL cholesterol and increased cardiovascular disease risk.
Plants store carbohydrates in this form
What is starch
These amino acids must be obtained from the diet because the body cannot make enough of them.
What are essential amino acids
Name two factors that can influence what a person eats besides hunger.
Income, culture, food availability, food access, education, environment, preferences, time or family influence.
A food that provides a significant amount of nutrients relative to the calories it contains is described by this term.
This type of fat is considered the most harmful to cardiovascular health and can raise LDL while lowering HDL cholesterol.
What is trans fats.
This type of carbohydrate cannot be completed digested by human digestive enzymes and helps promote gastrointestinal health.
What is fiber
The body does not have a storage system for excess protein. Instead, excess amino acids undergo this process, removing their nitrogen.
What is deamination.
This government program provides nutrition assistance to eligible low-income individuals and families by helping them purchase food in the form of electronic transfer benefit (EBT) cards.
What is SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).
This describes the body's ability to obtain and use nutrients to support normal growth, maintain body tissues, and promote health.
These are the only two essential fatty acids.
What is linoleic acid and alpha linolenic acid.
Carbs are an important energy source. The type and amount of carbs matter, and foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables and legumes can provide valuable nutrients and fiber.
A patient has a pressure injury and is eating very little. Why is adequate protein especially important for this patient?
Protein provides amino acids needed for tissue repair, collagen production, immune function and wound healing.
A food service worker prepares raw chicken on a cutting board and then uses the same board to chop vegetables without washing and sanitizing it. What food safety principle was violated?
What is preventing cross-contamination.