Carbs
what are carbohydrates?
Carbs are are essential food nutrients that your body turns into glucose to give you the energy to function
How many amino acids are there?
20
Give another name used for fats.
Fatty acids or lipids
Where can soluble fiber be found?
Soluble fiber is found in fruit, vegetables, oats, beans, and peas.
Name a food source that give vitamin C
citrus fruit, such as oranges and orange juice,peppers.strawberries.blackcurrants.broccoli.brussels sprouts.
potatoes.
Which is healthier: simple carbohydrates or complex carbohydrates?
complex carbohydrates are healthier
Fill in the blanks. Proteins are the primary ________ ______ of the body.
building blocks
What is HDL short for?
High density lipids
What does soluble fiber help with?
reducing blood cholesterol
What is vitamin A important for?
Vitamin A is important for normal vision, the immune system, and reproduction.A also helps the heart, lungs, kidneys, and other organs work properly
What are three different types of carbs?
Sugars, starches and fiber
Fill in the blank. Protein can also be a source of ______ for the body.
energy
What is LDL short for?
Low density lipids
True or False? Children and Adults need at least 20 to 30 grams of fiber per day for good health
true
what are the fat soluble vitamins?
Vitamins A, D, E, and K
where can you find starchy carbohydrates?
Beans and legumes( black beans, chickpeas, lentils and kidney beans)
of the total number of amino acids, how many are considered essential?
9
Give one example of an unsaturated fat.
peanut butter and peanut oil. vegetable oils, such as sunflower, corn, or canola. fatty fish, such as salmon and mackerel. nuts and seeds, such as almonds, peanuts, cashews, and sesame seeds, also avocados
What are the 2 types of fiber?
soluble and insoluble.
what are the water soluble vitamins?
vitamin C and B complex
what are three different complex carbohydrates?
beans, oatmeal, and quinoa
Meat/beef/pork, chicken, eggs, milk, cheese, fish, quinoa, soy
Fats are a concentrated form of food ______.
energy
what is fiber?
a type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest
Name 3 of the B vitamins.
B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), B5 (pantothenic acid), B6 (pyridoxine), B7 (biotin), B9 (folate), and B12