Food Groups
What are the 5 food groups?
Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods, and Dairy.
What is the maintenance of body fluid balance?
Hydration
disease transmitted to humans by food
Food borne illness
How many calories per gram of protein?
4 grams
What do the 5 food groups provide?
vitamins and minerals
A unit used to measure the amount of potential energy contained in foods
calories
infants, young children, pregnant women, elderly, people chronically ill
High Risk Consumers
total number of calories or "energy" supplied from all sources (fat, carbohydrate, protein and alcohol) in one serving of the food
calories
What food group does water go in?
none
What is the point at which the energy from the food you eat equals the energy your body uses?
energy balance
molds produce dangerous toxins in food
fungi
one of three macronutrients in food that provide calories, or "energy," for the body. Each gram of fat provides 9 calories
fat
What are 2 forms of carbohydrates?
simple and complex
Chemicals in plant-based foods that are not nutrients but that have effects on the body.
Phytochemicals
improperly canned foods, temperature abused veg., meats, sausage, fish
Botulism
one of three macronutrients in food that provide calories, or "energy," for the body. Each gram of protein provides 4 calories
protein
What are the two forms of cholesterol?
HDL and LDL
Containing large amounts of nutrients for the number of calories provided.
Nutritionally dense
lives only in human feces, found in meat, poultry, egg or dairy products
Salmonella Typhi
a set of recommendations for healthful eating and active living
dietary guidelines