The Food Wheel
Cereals, potatoes and sugar are from what group?
Group 1, carbohydrates.
You should eat more _________ than _________.
Carbohydrates, fats
Water and mineral salts are examples of what type of nutrients?
Inorganic nutrients
TRUE/FALSE: Feeding is a voluntary and conscious act.
TRUE.
Fats are what color on the food wheel?
How much water should you drink a day?
2 liters of water a day
Proteins function are ________. They are in what groups?
Structural. Groups 3 and 4.
Our body has three types of fundamental needs. What are they?
Structural, regulatory and energy
What are the groups you should eat more from? What are the groups you should eat less from?
Eat more vegetables, fruits and carbohydrates. Less meats, dairy products and fats.
What are three healthy habits?
Washing your hands, brushing your teeth and eating a balanced diet.
List the four organic nutrients
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Protiens, Vitamins
Basal Metabolism Rate is the ________ energy that a person needs daily to maintain their basic vital functions in a state of rest.
Minimum (the lowest amount)
List five vegetables and five fats in English.
Inadequate nutrition caused by too little or too much food is called what?
Malnutrition
What is the function of vitamins?
Essential for certain activities, such as the body growing and repairing itself.
Why do men and women have different formulas to calculate their BMR?
Because of the difference in their height, weight and muscle make up.
What's in the middle of the food wheel?
Drinking water and excersizing.
What is the definition of nutrition?
Nutrition is the processes by which the living beings transform food into nutrients and transport them to the cells to obtain new matter and energy. This is an involuntary and unconscious act.
What nutrients are the regulators of the body and why?
Calculate the BMR of someone in your group. Show Silvia the answer.
Woman = 655,1 + (9,6 x peso en kg) + (1,8 x altura en cm) - (4,7 x edad en años)
Man = 66,4 + (13,7 x peso en kg) + (5 x altura en cm) - (6,8 x edad en años)