FOOD FACTS
This vegetable, often served mashed, has lots of vitamin C
What are Potatoes
Categories of food that contain similar nutrients are called _____
What are Food groups
Sources of Protein (other than meat)
What is nuts, beans, tofu, yogurt
Where does digestion start?
What is the mouth
It makes up most of our bodies
What is water
Although often considered a veggie, this food is actually a fruit
What is a tomato
The one of the fat-soluble vitamins is ____
What is Vitamin K, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, and Vitamin E,
What is a source of Calcium
What is dairy
The type of digestion that is chewing, grinding, mixing.
What is mechanical digestion
This macronutrient should make up half our energy for the day
What is carbs
Drying grapes for several days will give you this fruit
What are raisins
A ____ is a health profession who are experts in nutrition and diet.
What is a Dietitian
What is a source of Vitamin C
What is citrus, peppers, spinach
The organ that stores bile
What is the gallbladder
This macronutrient is important for immune function
What is protein
This veggie contains more water than a watermelon
What is iceberg lettuce
____ is the process of turning food into energy.
What is Metabolism
What is a source of Potassium
What is banana, potato
The reason the villi are so important in the small intestine
What is increased surface area
Nutrients that the body needs but cannot make
What is essential nutrients
This food in the milk group contains live cultures and can be bough whipped, mixed with fruit, or frozen
What is yogurt
Eggs that are ____ come from chickens who live in an open field.
What is Free range
What is a source of Vitamin A
What is carrot, sweet potato
These muscular rings that help food move in the correct direction
What is sphincter (esophageal, gastric)
Only need in very small amounts
What is micronutrients