A
Chemicals added to foods to improve their taste or appearance?
What are additives?
Eating foods from each food group daily.
What is a balanced diet?
A nutrient found in dairy products that keeps our bones healthy
What is calcium?
The energy measured in food
What are calories?
Starches (pastas, cereals, breads) and sugars that supply your body with energy
What are carbohydrates?
Concentrated forms of nutrients that are usually in the form of a pill (vitamins)
What are dietary supplements?
The system that breaks down foods into nutrients that your body uses for energy
Whis is the Digestive System?
The capacity to perform vigorous activities
What is energy?
A muscular passage connecting the pharynx and the stomach (vital part of the digestive system)
What is the esophagus?
Nutrients that contain the most calories and provide the most energy
What is fat?
A nutrient found in bran, beans, peas and fruit skins that helps you digest foods
What is fiber?
Nutrients such as iron, calcium and fluoride
What are minerals?
The muscular motion that moves food through the esophagus
What is peristalsis?
A nutrient found in meats, fish, eggs, poultry and nuts that helps build and repair cells and provides your body with energy
What is protein?