Nutrition
Nutrients
Food Groups
Dietary Guidelines
Physical Activity
100
Essential substances that your body requires over 40 different ones of for good health.
What are Nutrients
100
The nutrient that is your body's main source of energy.
What is Carbohydrates
100
Every person should get 3 cups of this food group daily.
What is Dairy
100
Weight management equation that involves eating less calories than you burn.
What is Weight Loss
100
How much physical activity should teenagers get a day?
What is 60 Minutes
200
The measurement unit of energy released from food.
What are Calories
200
An unhealthy type of fat that is man made.
What is Trans Fat
200
Half of all of your grains should be...
What are Whole Grains
200
The three nutrients Americans consume too much of
What is Sodium, Solid Fats (Saturated Fats), and Sugar.
200
The only way to turn fat on your body into muscle.
What is Exercise
300
The study of how your body uses nutrients.
What is Nutrition
300
All carbohydrates break down into this type of sugar.
What is Glucose
300
Two ways that you can consume a fruit serving.
What are Fruit Juice, Raw Fruit, Cooked Fruit, Dried Fruit, etc...
300
Three major chronic diseases that can result from a diet high in sodium, solid fats, and sugars?
What is Heart Disease, Cancer, and Diabetes.
300
The number of calories you would have to burn to lose one pound of body fat.
What is 3,500
400
The chemical process that releases energy from nutrients.
What is Metabolism
400
Proteins are either complete or incomplete, depending on how many of these "building blocks" of protein they contain.
What are Amino Acids
400
This group contains several sub-groups such as dark green, red-orange, and starch.
What are Vegetables
400
Foods that contain a lot of vitamins and minerals relative to the number of calories.
What is Nutrient Dense
400
The ability to stay fit as you age.
What is Lifelong Fitness
500
The six main classes of nutrients.
What are Carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals, and water.
500
The two types of vitamins.
What are Fat-Soluble and Water-Soluble
500
You should consume 6-8 ounces of this food group daily.
What are Grains
500
Amounts on a food label that tell you what percentage of a whole day's worth of a nutrient you are getting in that one serving.
What are Daily Values
500
Chemicals that the brain releases during exercise that make you "happy".
What are Endorphins
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