Nutrients
The major source of energy for your body
What are carbohydrates?
These are the two types of carbohydrates
What are simple and complex carbohydrates?
This is the most common source of protein in our diet
What is meat?
Diets high in unhealthy fats leads to this
What are health problems?
These foods are rich in needed nutrients with little to no solid fats, added sugars, refined starches or sodium.
What are nutrient-dense foods?
The three types of this nutrient are saturated, unsaturated, and trans.
What are fats?
This is a tough complex carbohydrate that the body is unable to digest.
What is dietary fiber?
Protein does this as its primary function.
What is building muscle?
Peanut butter, a plant-based food, is this type of fat
Hint: Saturated, unsaturated, trans
This is when you take in too few nutrients for health and growth
What is undernutrition?
The body uses this to build and maintain all of its cells and tissues
What is protein?
Complex carbohydrates can be found in this
Hint: examples of this are potatoes, grains and beans
A complete protein contains all nine of these.
Hint 1: your body must get these from the food you eat.
Hint 2: The answer is 2 words (both start with "a"
What are amino acids?
This type of fat is often found in processed foods and is bad for you.
Hint: saturated, unsaturated, trans
This happens if you consume too much of certain nutrients or too many calories.
What is overnutrition?
Your body does this with the leftover dietary fat from the food you eat.
What is storing fat?
Fruits, grains, vegetables, protein, and dairy make up these groups.
What are the MyPlate food groups?
MyPlate (the website) is helpful for putting these into practice.
What are dietary guidelines?