Macronutrients
Your diet should contain about 45-65% of these
What are carbohydrates?
This vitamin protects against infection, promotes healthy bones, teeth, gums and blood vessels.
What is vitamin C?
A tool you can use,offered by the USDA to learn what quanity of food from each group is right for you is called
What is MyPlate
The facts sheet on all packaged foods is called
This date shows you the last day a store should sell a product.
What is the sell by date?
This macronutrient has a few types, some are good and some are bad for you
What are fats?
This vitamin is found in dairy products, salmon and tuna, your skin also naturally produces this when exposed to sunlight
What is vitamin D?
Foods you should reduce are
What are processed food?
Some food have substances added to them, these are called
Washing your hands after using the bathroom is an use way to help prevent
What is foodborne illness or food poisoning?
10-15% of your daily calories should come from
What are proteins?
Your body can not produce these, you must get them from food
What are minerals?
This is more common than food allergies, but can also have a negative effect on your body causing symptoms of bloating, gas and abdominal pain
What is food intolerance?
Food labels must contain information regarding what
What are food allergies?
Ingredients?
Name of food?
The process of treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens is called
What is pasteurization?
25-35% of your daily calories should come from
What are fats?
This is in all your body cells, and is essential for most body functions
What is water?
Choosing the right foods when you eat out can be hard, what 2 switches can you make to make your meal healthier
Grilled, not fried
Water instead of pop, sweet tea, lemonade etc.
Add the vegetables or fruit instead of the fries
Easy on toppings, salad dressings, butter, mayo, sour cream
portion size
The serving size on the nutrition facts panel tells us what
What is the servings per container and serving size?
Symptoms of this can range from mild to life-threatening
What are food allergies?
This Macronutrient is the basic building building material of all your body cells
What is PROTEIN?
This mineral is important for forms bones and teeth
What is calcium?
The most important nutrient for your body is
What is water?
Organic foods need to labelled on the package. An organic food label means
What is the food is without certain agricultural chemicals, like pesticides?
The four steps to preventing cross contamination are