Nutrients
How many total nutrients can be found in food?
SIX
Why is physical activity, in addition to nutrition, necessary for a healthy body?
Physical activity will "burn" calories consumed, which will help maintain a healthy weight.
Which food is more "nutrient dense?"
Donut or apple?
Apple
Name at least THREE informational facts that a nutrition label contains.
The name of the food product, the amount of food in the package, the name and the address of the company that makes, packages, or distributes the product, the ingredients in the food, the nutrition facts panel, which provides information about the nutrients found in the food.
If I have a dance competition at 7:00PM, when should I consume my last BIG meal so my body can use those nutrients.
About 3:00PM [four hours before]
Macronutrient's main role is to...
Provide ENERGY
What number was calculated to find the ratio between your height and weight?
BMI [Body Mass Index]
If I want to lose one pound of body fat in a week, how many fewer calories per day must I consume?
500 Calories
What's the significance of the order of the ingredient list?
First to last = Most used to least used
If I have a football game in an hour, give ONE example of a food I should consume so my body can use the nutrients.
Simple carbs [fruits, veggies, sugars]
A great indicator that a food contains micronutrients is...
The color/brightness of the food
What number was calculated to identify your daily calories consumed?
BMR [Basal Metabolic Rate]
For every one gram of protein/carbs, there are four calories; however, for every one gram of fat, there are how many calories?
NINE
If the nutrition label says there are 230 calories, why might this not be true? Explain
You must first read the servings and then multiply by the calories
What's the potential issue with consuming three LARGE meals for your day?
Up and down energy levels
This particular type of carb helps with #2
FIBER
Explain why a set number of minutes per day of physical activity doesn't make sense.
Everyone's different.
Ex: 20 minutes of hill sprints vs 60 minutes of walking.
If I wanted to gain healthy weight, why would exercising be a good choice even though exercise helps burn calories?
Muscle weighs more than fat
True or False: A nutrition label contains how much unsaturated fat the food contains.
FALSE. Only total fat, trans fat, and saturated fat.
When "eating out," what are THREE things that could significantly impact your calories consumed?
Portion size, food preparation, calories via the straw, toppings, condiments
Please list ALL the nutrients
Carbs, fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins, water
If I want to LOSE weight, I simply must do what TWO things?
Increase activity and decrease calories consumed.
If someone is trying to lose/gain weight and is eating the appropriate number of calories and is exercising, what might be the cause for them not seeing change/progress?
They continue to do the same thing every day. "If you want something you've never had, you must do something you've never done."
Why must you be cautious of supplements?
They are not regulated by the FDA so the nutrition label might not be accurate.
Give ONE example of a food for EACH of the SIX nutrients.
Carb, Fat, Protein, Mineral, Vitamin, Water