Protein, Carbs, Fat
Substances the body needs to regulate body functions, promote growth and obtain energy
Nutrients
What is the best source of vitamins and minerals for absorption?
Food
Explain how drinking water can help with weight loss.
Drinking more water results in eating less calories
Name a food that is more than 90% water.
Watermelon, cucumber, lettuce, celery, etc.
Which vegetarian diet is when someone eats no meat products, no dairy, no eggs, no fish, and no chicken?
Vegan
Which macronutrient is our body's preferred source of energy?
Name the 6 essential nutrients
Carbs, Protein, Fat, Water, Vitamins, Minerals
Out of all the things we put in our body, where do we get the most added sugar on average?
Beverages (soda, juice, etc.)
It depends on the person. Drink throughout the day every 30-60 min comfortably
Which vegetarian diet is when someone eats fish, but no other meat?
Pescatarian
Carbohydrates are made up of chains of __________?
Sugars
Proteins, Carbs, and Fat are known as the macronutrients. What are vitamins and minerals known as?
Micronutrients
Sugar is a type of which essential nutrient?
Carbohydrate
What percentage of our water comes from food on average?
20%
What is the name of the policy on food that is recommended instead of dieting?
The 80/20 rule
How many calories are in a gram of protein? carb? fat?
Protein-4
Carb-4
Fat-9
A deficiency in this vitamin, which is in carrots, can cause blindness.
Vitamin A
What is the chemical process when your body breaks down food into energy?
Metabolism
How many cups of water used to be recommended, but now we see that this is not so accurate?
8 cups
The main idea of a diet is that it _______ you from certain foods.
Restricts
Proteins are made up of chains of _______?
Amino acids
Which vitamin helps us from getting sick, and is found in Oranges?
Vitamin C
What are the 2 things on the nutrition label we want to avoid most?
Saturated Fat and Added Sugar
What is an example of a drink that hydrates almost as well as water? And what is an example of a drink that hydrates very poorly.
Seltzer
Coffee
How many calories would need to be burned in a week to lose one pound?
3,500