Foods
The this type of food makes up the largest part of the plate.
Grains and starches. (pasta, bread, potatoes, rice)
Number of meals per day.
Three
Fiber.
A unit of measurement for energy, specifically the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius at one atmospheric pressure.
calorie (or Kcalorie)
Most commonly eaten food world wide.
Rice
These foods are high in potassium.
Banana, potato, oranges.
Number of snacks per day.
Three
Name two types of fiber.
soluble and insoluble.
A table used to represent nutrients in a food which can be up to 20% inaccurate.
Nutrition Facts label
At what age do we need the highest amount of caloric intake.
Teens to young adults
Type of fat helpful for brain health.
Unsaturated = fish, seafood, nuts, avocados, olive oil.
Snack with two components.
Complete snack.
Name two types of fats.
Saturated and unsaturated.
A machine that measures the heat emitted by a sample burned under an oxygen atmosphere in a closed vessel (bomb) surrounded by water.
Bomb calorimeter
At what age does the brain stop developing.
25-30 years of age
This nutrient is helpful for skin health.
Collagen (found in flesh foods).
Number of dairy servings per day.
3-4.
Percentage of fat in cell membranes.
50%
The amount of energy a person uses while at rest to maintain basic life functions, such as breathing and a beating heart.
Basal metabloic rate or BMR
Nutrient that is essential for proper cardiac functioning.
Potassium
This food is high in choline which is good for mood stabilization.
Egg yolk
Percentage of grains and starches in a meal plan.
33 - 50%
Organ in the body that contains the most fat.
Brain (60% fat)
The percentage of energy intake used by BMR.
50-80%
This study showed that the act of restriction and extreme dieting impacts an individual's physical, social, behavioral, and psychological well-being.
MN Semi Starvation Study