Nutrition Terms
The process of choosing and consuming food necessary for health and growth
What is Nutrition
Name the nutrient from whole grain pasta
What is Complex Carbohydrates?
The first ingredient on a food label means
What is The highest amount of weight in that food
Stylist weight loss plans that promise significant weight loss in short periods of time, often through cutting food groups
What is Fad Diets?
True or False: The average woman in the US wears a size 0-4
False: Correct 12-14
Chemical substances that provide nourishment essential for growth and proper body functioning
What is Nutrients
Name the nutrient from chicken
What is complete protein?
The first place you should look when looking at a food label
What is Serving Size?
A measure of body weight relative to height
What is BMI (Body mass index)?
The flawed belief that having a thinner body or lower weight is always better
What is Weight Stigma
Foods that provide vitamins, minerals, and other substances that contribute to adequate nutrition
What is Nutrient-Dense Foods
Name the nutrient from peanut butter
What is Unsaturated Fats?
The recommended daily intake amount for a specific nutrient
What is Daily Value?
What is Mindful Eating?
T or F 25% of males with a normal weight perceive themselves to be underweight
What is True
Units of energy that supply few or no nutrients to the body
What is Empty Calories
Name the nutrient from butter
What is Saturated Fats?
An organic food must consist of at least _____ percent of organically produced ingredients
What is 95%
Condition of excess body fat or excessive overweight
What is Obesity?
Many therapists recommend some combination of which two types of therapy for treating eating disorders and disordered eating
What is Individual and family therapy
Food guidance system created by the USDA; reminds people about the proportions of the five different food groups they should eat at a meal
What is My Plate?
Name the 3 parts of the entire grain kernel
Endosperm, Germ, Bran
A label might describe a food as "low fat" or "organic". To use these terms, the food must meet certain criteria established by whom
What is FDA and USDA
T or F: BMI is not a perfect tool for assessing weight status because of differences in body composition
The acronym NEDA stands for
What is National Eating Disorder Association