Carbohydrates
What are the two types of carboyhydrates?
Simple and complex.
True or False: All fats are bad
False
What is the main function of protein?
Proteins help the body make skin, muscle, and bone.
When in doubt, what food product contains a majority of your vitamins and minerals?
Green leafy vegetables
What are the six nutrients?
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water
What type of energy do complex carbohydrates give you?
Long lasting
What do fats provide for the body?
Storage, insulation, and energy the body can use in times of need.
What are the building blocks of protein?
What are the water-soluble vitamins?
What are the fat-soluble vitamins?
Water-soluble vitamins are B and C
Fat-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K
How can you tell the ingredient that is most abundant in a food product?
It is listed first on the nutrition label.
Give an example of a complex carbohydrate
Whole wheat, whole grain, brown rice, bread, pasta, potatoes, beans, etc.
What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?
At room temperature- saturated fats are solid, and unsaturated fats are liquid.
An incomplete protein comes from what?
A plant source
Our body can make one vitamin on its own. What is the vitamin and how can it do so?
Vitamin D through exposure to sunlight
What is Mr. Wilde's biggest classroom pet peeve?
Crowding the door!
What does our body break complex carbohydrates into?
Glucose
How much trans fats can be in a food product for the qnutrition label to still say zero
0.5 per serving
Soy
What is a good way to get iron in your diet other than consumption?
Cooking on cast iron
How much water should you drink in a day?
At LEAST- eight 8 oz glasses
What is the main role of fiber?
Fiber helps move waste out of the body, and eating enough fiber can reduce the risk of colon cancer, (it also makes you feel more full!)
What words indicate that there are trans fats present?
Hydrogenated, partially hydrogenated, and shortening.
What do we call the amino acids that we NEED to get from our diet, and how many are there?
Essential and 9
Lack of iron in your diet leads to what condition?
Anemia
The baseline for the calories you should consume in a day is _. However, the actual number is dependent on _.
2,000, Basal metabolic rate (Height weight, age, activity level, etc.)