Nutrition Jeopardy

The 6 Essential Nutrients

100

This is essential for all life as we know it. You wont last  3 days without it!

Water

200

At 9 cal/g it is the most energy-dense of the essential nutrients and can be stored anywhere on the body

Fats

300

There are 13 essential ones of this nutrient that can be found in large amounts in fruits and vegetables

Vitamins

400

This nutrient can be converted to glucose and used or glycogen and stored. It's our number 1 energy source for the body

Carbohydrates

500

These are typically elements that the body needs for cellular function

Minerals

Minerals

100

This mineral is needed for the molecule hemoglobin, which carries oxygen on red blood cells

Iron

200

The minerals are divided into these two categories

Major/Macro and Trace/Micro

300

Elemental Abbreviation P, this mineral is found in bones and teeth and can be found in every cell. 

Phosphorus

400

This trace mineral is good for immune system support and can help block viruses from replicating

Zinc

500

Name the 4 minerals we need for muscle contraction and relaxation

Sodium (Na)

Calcium (Ca)

Potassium (K)

Magnesium (Mg)

Random Facts

100

The Atlanta Braves just defeated this cheating team in the World Series

The Houston Astros

200

Kourtney Kardashian is dating this famous drummer from the band blink-182

Travis Barker

300

1.4 Trillion of these will have been created in 2021

Photographs

400

This music video was the first to crack 1 Billion views on YouTube

Gangnam Style by Psy

500

Geosynchronous satellites orbit over one spot and are named GOES, what are polar orbiting satellites named?  

POES

2+2 is 4, -1 that's 3, Quick Maths!

100

10 grams of fat = ??? Calories

90 calories

200

5g of Carbs + 10g of Protein

60 Calories

300

10g of Carbs

10g of Fat

10 g of Protein

170 Calories

400

30g of Carbs + 11g of Fat + 25g of Protein

319 Calories

500

How many grams of carbs would you eat if you consumed 40% of your daily total of carbs (Based on 2000 calorie diet

300 x 0.4 = 120 g of carbs

Vitamins

100

This fat soluble vitamin is important for vision. A deficiency can lead to night blindness

Vitamin A

200

Name the Fat-Soluble vitamins

A, D, E, K

300

Important for blood clotting, this vitamin got its initial from the German spelling.

Vitamin K (Koagulation)

400

All of the B Vitamins help do this same function (as well as different functions individually)

Convert food to ATP (energy for cells)

500

This vitamin (also called B9) is very important for neural tube development during pregnancy

Folate