Carbohydrate
Name a fruit that contains seeds that are edible and is also high amounts of vitamin C.
What are strawberries?
Name another word for fats.
What is a lipid?
Name one food that is considered a lean protein.
What is chicken, lean pork, or fish?
Vitamins contain this number or calories per gram.
What is 0 calories per gram?
This nutrient aids in digestion and elimination by using indigestible roughage.
What is fiber?
Although often considered a vegetable, this food is actually a fruit.
What is a tomato?
Solid at room emperature, primarily found in animal fats, and presents negative effects on heart health.
What is a saturated fat?
This type of amino acids must be obtained from food.
What is an essential amino acid?
Vitamins are divided into two types.
What is water soluble and fat soluble?
True or False: Dietary Supplements should be used in place of food.
What is a false?
True or False: Carbohydrates are the body's main source of energy.
What is true?
This oil is the recommended type of vegetable oil to use.
What is olive oil?
Name a source of protein that is not a meat.
What are nuts, chickpeas, quinoa, lentils, beans?
Vitamins A, D, E, and K are this type of soluble vitamin.
What is fat soluble?
2-3 liters for men and 1-2 liters of this should be consumed per day.
What is water?
Note: Water may also be consumed in foods.
Carbohydrates contain this many calories per gram and this many grams per serving.
What is 4 calories per gram and 15 grams per serving?
Fats contain this number of calories per gram.
What is 9 calories per gram?
Proteins contain this number of calories per gram.
What is 4 calories per gram?
"Trace" amounts of minerals found in body tissues.
This guide from the USDA promotes the importance of consuming healthy proteins, grains, vegetables, fruits, and dairy.
What is MyPlate?
Name two or more sugar substitutes.
1. Sucralose (Splenda)
2. Sacchrine (Sweet n Low)
3. Aspartame (Equal)
4. Neotame (Nutrasweet)
5. Acesulfame Potassium (Sweet One, Sunett)
Name two functions of fats in the body.
What is insulation, carrier of vitamins, storage of long-term energy, or satiety?
Try cooking your lean proteins using one of these three methods.
What is baking, broiling, or grilling?
True or False: It is impossible to overdoes from taking vitamins.
What is false?
Name the seven most common food allergies.
What is milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, soy, tree nuts, fish/shellfish?