Nutrition Definitions
What is a nutrient?
What is any substance that it's absence from the diet causes a specific change in health AND putting it back in the diet will reverse the change.
What are the 5 sections of the food guide pyramid?
What is Bread & Cereals, Vegetables, Fruits, Dairy, and Meats & Beans.
What does the term bolus refer to?
What is the movement of food from mouth to stomach.
What are the fat soluble vitamins?
What is A, D, E, and K.
What is an essential nutrient?
What is a nutrient that is needed by the body and it cannot be made on its own.
What is the recommended number of servings for fruits?
What is 2 cups.
What does the term chyme refer to?
What is the movement from stomach to small intestine.
Fill in the blanks: The _____ ____ is one big ______ ___.
What is human, body, chemistry, set.
What is enrichment?
What is the addition of a nutrient that is already present in food.
What is the recommended number of servings for dairy?
What is 3 cups.
DAILY DOUBLE: What is a sphincter?
What is circular bands of muscle fibers that surround the entrance/exit of an organ.
What does DRI stand for?
What is Dietary Reference Intake.
What is fortification?
What is the addition of a nutrient that is NOT already present in food.
What is the recommended number of servings for Meats & Beans?
What is 3-5 oz.
Where does most digestion occur?
What is duodenum.
DAILY DOUBLE: What are the ideal proportions for proteins (AMDRs)?
What is whatever is left over after carbs and fats are satisfied (around 15%).
What is an athlete?
What is anyone who goes above and beyond what is needed for physical activity for daily function.
DAILY DOUBLE: What are the key nutrients of vegetables?
What is vitamins A & K.
What nutrients are absorbed in the large intestine?
What is water, sodium, and potassium.
What is lactose also known as?
What is milk sugar.