Nutrition
The process by which your body takes in and uses food
What is Nutrition
The five major food groups
What are Dairy, Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, and Protein?
Foods produced without the use of certain agricultural chemicals, such as synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.
What are organic foods?
The four basic steps for keeping food safe
What are Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill?
These nutrients are our main source of energy
What are Macronutrients?
Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy
What are Nutrients?
Essential for most body functions
What is water?
food contains none, or an insignificant amount of a given component
What is Free?
A condition in which the body’s Immune System reacts to substances in some foods
What is a Food Allergy?
These nutrients help with basic body functions
What are micronutrients?
unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food.
What is a calorie?
This food group is a good source of Fiber
What are Grains?
The food provides at least 20 percent of the daily value for a vitamin, mineral, protein, or fiber.
What is High?
A negative reaction to food that involves the Digestive System.
What is a Food Intolerance?
This carbohydrate aids digestion and reduces the risk of disease
What is Fiber
the natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body’s need for food
What is hunger?
The 2 types of Grains
What are refined and whole grains?
One gram of fat is equal to this many calories
What is 9?
What is 2 hours?
This macronutrient is our main source of energy
What are Carbohydrates?
the psychological desire for food
What is appetite?
The size of a thumb
What is a serving of fat?
Substances added to a food to produce a desired effect
What are Food Additives?
One gram of carbohydrates contains this many calories
What is 4?
Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues
What are Proteins?