Holiday Food Facts
This Thanksgiving side dish contains a fruit that helps prevent urinary tract infections.
Cranberry sauce
This vitamin is critical for DNA synthesis, making new red blood cells, and for the first semester of pregnancy.
Folic Acid
This organ produces insulin.
Pancreas
These are the building blocks of protein.
Amino Acids
This orange fruit is a type of squash, a good source of potassium and vitamin A, and has edible flowers.
Pumpkin
Table salt is a combination of these minerals.
Sodium and Chloride
The liver can store up to a years supply of this vitamin.
Vitamin A
Name 3 body functions that are automatically regulated and we have no control over.
heart rate, breathing, blood cell count, body fat deposition, body temp, reproductive cycles, hormone regulation
This part of the body needs a constant supply of glucose (carbohydrates) as it cannot store glucose.
The Brain
According to legend, this was the first fruit eaten on the moon.
A peach
This essential amino acid in turkey can cause people to feel sleepy.
Tryptophan
This vitamin works as an antioxidant to protect cells. Good sources are vegetable oils, nuts, and seeds.
Vitamin E
This organ is considered the chief metabolic organ of the body and also plays a major role in fat digestion.
Liver
Name 3 complete proteins.
meat, fish, poultry, eggs, soy
Name 2 nutrients that sweet potatoes are a good source of.
Vitamin A, calcium, potassium, vitamin C
This seasonal dessert contains high vitamin A, vitamin C, zinc, potassium.
Pumpkin pie
This mineral is at the center of the protein hemoglobin which transports oxygen in the blood.
Iron
Name 1 factor that can cause the normal fluctuation of a person's weight by 2 or more pounds daily.
glycogen, fluid, food at meals, menstruation, sodium content in the diet
Name 2 things in which protein is involved in the building of.
muscles and other body tissues, skin, organs, cells, hair, hormones
Salmon is a good source of what type of fat?
Omega-3
What is the portion of a serving of mashed potatoes and what exchanges would it count for?
1/2 cup (1 starch , 1 Fat)
Name 2 of the 3 nutrients that, when deficient, result in anemia.
Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12
This organ is responsible for the majority of carb and protein digestion.
Pancreas
What parts of the body are able to store glycogen (storage form of glucose)?
Liver and Muscle
This vegetable was first grown as a medicine.
Carrots