Vitamins
Carbohydrates
Protein
Fats
General Nutrition
100
Vitamins A, D, E and K
What are the fat soluble vitamins?
100
Fiber, Sugar and Starch
What are the three forms of carbohydrates from plants?
100
It is a food that contains all nine essential amino acids.
What is a complete protein?
100
Is a fat-like substance in our cells that helps with body processes.
What is cholesterol?
100
I am a nutrient that keeps you hydrated, I cushion and moisturize your joints, tissues and organs and I help filter out pollutants and toxins and get rid of waste in your body.
What is water?
200
Vitamins C, Thiamin (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Niacin (Vitamin B3), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine), Folate (B9), Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) and Biotin.
What are the water-soluble vitamins?
200
Blood sugar and/or a simple sugar
What is glucose?
200
A food that lacks one or more essential amino acids.
What is an incomplete protein?
200
Trans fats
What increases your LDL cholesterol levels and lowers your HDL cholesterol levels?
200
I am an unstable substance that can damage your bodies cells.
What is a "free radical."
300
They work with enzymes to help chemical reactions in our cells. They also keep cells healthy and active.
What are vitamins and minerals?
300
I am a plant material that cannot be digested and I am not a nutrient.
What is dietary fiber?
300
This is a molecule that combines with other amino acid molecules to make proteins.
What is an amino acid?
300
Fatty Acids
What are the basic building blocks of fats?
300
I protect cells and the immune system from damage by harmful chemicals.
What are antioxidants?
400
Toxicity
What is the name of the poisoning from too much of a substance?
400
I have many names that I go by like high fructose corn syrup, sucrose, honey and molasses.
What are added sugars?
400
An essential amino acid.
What is the name for an amino acid that your body needs but cannot make?
400
Olive oil, avocado oil, peanut oil and olives.
What are monounsaturated fats?
400
The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree celsius.
What is a calorie?
500
I make up four to five percent of your body weight.
What is a mineral?
500
I am a carbohydrate that requires more work for the body to digest.
What is a complex carbohydrate?
500
Buckwheat, soybeans and quinoa.
What 3 plant foods are complete proteins?
500
Absorbs fat-soluble vitamins, can be used as an energy reserve and cushions and protects our vital organs and our bones.
What do fats do for your body?
500
I am an elastic substance that is formed when some of the proteins in wheat flour combine with liquid.
What is gluten?
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