Vocabulary
The process of taking in food and using it for energy, growth and good health.
What is Nutrition?
A nutrient that provides the building blocks your body needs for growth.
What is protein?
These substances are significant in our diets because they body cannot manufacture them. They must be supplied by food or nutritional supplements.
What are essential amino acids?
This is the first place to look on the nutrition label. It will tell you the measurement of product.
What is the serving size/servings per container?
These nutrients get carried out of the body when we use the bathroom. It is very hard to consume too much of this particular nutrient.
What are water soluble vitamins?
Substances that the body needs to function.
What are nutrients?
Elements in foods that help regular body functions. Your body only needs these in trace amounts.
What are minerals?
This kind of a nutrient digests slowly, provides us with a steadier stream of energy, and provides us with fiber?
What are complex carbohydrates?
The Nutrition Label is baaed on a _____________ calorie diet.
2,000 Calorie
Vitamin A D E K are example of...
What are fat soluble vitamins?
Most Americans do not get enough of this nutrient. Eating enough of this can help improve your health and reduce the risk of some diseases and conditions.
What is fiber?
The body's primary source of energy.
What are Carbohydrates?
This type of nutrient enters the blood fast, quickly increasing our sugar levels. Too much will cause you to gain weight.
What is a Simple Carbohydrate?
This part of the label gives a measure of how much energy you will get from that product.
What are calories?
This mineral is essential in helping to build strong bones and teeth. It is commonly found in dairy products.
What is calcium?
The chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release energy.
What is metabolism?
This nutrient is essential to our body. It makes up to 65% of our body weight. We could not live more than 3 days without this.
What is water?
This type of fat is considered to be good. It is liquid at room temperature.
What are unsaturated fats?
This nutrient is solid at room temperature and you should limit your daily intake. It can be found on the Nutrition Label.
Saturated Fats
This mineral can be found in red meats, spinach, and cereals. It is vital to oxygen transport in our bodies. Not having enough of this can lead to anemia.
What is Iron?
These are found when Proteins are broken down. They aid in repairing body tissues and breaking down food.
What are amino acids?
This nutrient is found in fatty animal tissue and plant oils. It carries certain vitamins in our bloodstream, keeps our skin healthy and helps us feel full.
What are fats?
Examples of this specific type of a nutrient include olive oil, canola oil and peanut oil and are a healthy form to consume this nutrient.
What are monounsaturated fats?
These items are listed in very small print on the food label. They are listed in order of how much of each are in the food product.
What are ingredients?
This mineral is in processed foods, canned soups, salty snacks and frozen foods. Most Americans consume too much of this.
What is Sodium?