Lesson 1A
Substances in food that your body needs to carry out its normal functions
What are nutrients?
Nutrients found in fatty animal tissue
What are fats?
Derived from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, this visual aid offers a variety of choices that are healthy for everyone
What is the MyPyramid food guidance system?
Salt contains this mineral, which helps control the amount of fluid in your body
What is sodium?
How you view yourself and what you think of your body
What is body image?
This nutrient helps to remove waste and carries other nutrients throughout your body
What is water?
Sugars and starches contained in foods
What are carbohydrates?
Meaning a person has a high amount of body fat
What is obese?
Fats found in many animal products such as butter, meat, and cheese
What are saturated fats?
The fat, bone, muscle and fluid that make up your body weight
What is body composition?
This complex carbohydrate cannot be digested and helps to carry wastes out of the body
What is fiber?
Nutrients that provide building blocks for growth
What are proteins?
On the MyPyramid food guidance system, this group is represented by a narrow, yellow band
What is fats?
Fats that start off as oils then made solid through processing
What are trans fats?
An extreme eating behavior that can damage the body
What is an eating disorder?
Found in fruits and milk, these are also called sugars
What are simple carbohydrates?
Commonly found in fruits and vegetables, these nutrients help regulate body functions
What are vitamins?
Unit of heat that measures available energy in foods
What is a calorie?
A waxy chemical our bodies produce and need in small amounts
What is cholesterol?
An eating disorder where a person overeats and purges
What is bulimia?
Found in bread, rice, and pasta, these starches provide a long-term energy boost
What are complex carbohydrates?
Elements, such as calcium, that help your body work properly
What are minerals?
The science of substances in food and how the body uses them
What is nutrition?
Foods high in added sugar provide this type of energy
What are short bursts?
An eating disorder where a people eat fewer calories than needed to stay healthy or may starve themselves completely
What is anorexia?