Fiber/Starch
These foods are the only place to find starch, not in meat or dairy.
What are plants?
The sugar substitute sucralose is known by this brand name.
What is splenda?
Nutrition is important because people with healthy eating patterns ________ ___________.
What is live longer
This is the maximum number of added sugars recommended daily for men and women (two numbers)
What is 6 grams or less for women and 9 grams or less for men?
This is the section of the Nutrition Food Label where you will find the calories listed.
What is the top?
Your body stores starch in the form of this
What is glycogen?
Molasses, honey, and maple syrup are all examples of this type of sugar (hint: not natural sugars)
What are added sugars?
What is 50
These are some of the risks of consuming too much sugar.
What are weight gain, Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and tooth decay
These are some of the most commonly listed vitamins and minerals on the Nutrition Food Label.
What are potassium, calcium, and vitamin D.
The human body can break down and digest starch, but not this.
One teaspoon of sugar is equivalent to this number of grams.
What is 4
Nutrients are essential because they provide ______ and allow our bodies to perform necessary functions.
What is energy?
Hidden sugars sometimes show up on food labels as words that end with these three letters.
What are -ose (added sugars like dextrose) or -ol (in sugar replacers like xylitol)
What is 1994
Fibers are long chains of this element bonded together.
What is glucose?
Artificial sugars don't caramelize like white sugar, so baked goods are going to be ___________ in color.
What is lighter?
These are the three macronutrients.
What are carbohydrates, protein, and fat?
Micronutrients are vitamins, minerals, and water.
This is the sweetest natural sugar.
What is fructose?
This is the year the Nutrition Food Label was updated.
What is 2016
Plants store glucose in the form of this
What is starch?
Artificial sweeteners are desirable because they provide sweetness but little to none of these
What are calories?
These are the number of calories provided by one gram of each of the macronutrients.
Carbohydrates - 4cal/gram
Protein - 4cal/gram
Fat - 9cal/gram
These are some of the properties of sugar in baking. (The roles or functions of sugar in baked goods)
What are taste, moisture retention, and caramelization
These are some of the changes made to the updated Nutrition Food Label
Serving Size and Calories are listed in larger and bolder font.
Daily Values have been updated.
Added sugars, Vitamin D, and potassium are required to be listed.
Vitamins and Minerals now show an amount and a Percent Daily Value.