Nutrients
The nutrient that is the primary source of energy for the body.
- What are Carbohydrates
The unit that measures the energy provided by food
What is a calorie
This food group is responsible for muscle repair and growth
What is Proteins
The reasons we have food labels
Any 1 of these : hold food companies accountable, inform customers whats in their food, ensure the safety of those with food allergies
The reason people hate BMI
What is, it doesn't account for bone density or muscle mass
Beans are an example of how vegetarians can ingest this type of nutrient.
What are proteins
This occurs when you eat more calories than your metabolism can burn.
What is weight gain
This food group is naturally high in calcium
What is the dairy food group
A trick the food companies use to make food labels seem better
What is decreasing serving size
True or false, muscle weighs more than fat
True
The fats that are considered to be unhealthy and found most commonly in red meat.
The estimated number of calories "most people" should eat in a day
What is 2,000 calories
The one way to consume fruits that does not provide any fiber
What is fruit juice
The big misconception about low fat/low sugar foods and drinks
What is the flavor of the food instead comes from chemicals and or the other substance that wasn't removed
Name one of the 4 major ways of determining body composition
-BMI
-Skin Fold
-Bio electrical Impedance
-Dexa Scan
The proteins that have all 9 essential amino acids
What are Complete Proteins
This is the term used to show a food has a high amount of nutrients per calorie
What is nutrient dense
The name of a food item that uses the entire grain kernel
What is whole grain
True or false: Most food labels tell you how much dietary fiber your food source has
True
The ratio of fat, bone, and muscle to your overall weight
What is body composition
You need a varying amount of these 13 things in order to maintain health
What are vitamins
The calories you burn just by existing
What is Basal Metabolic Rate
The 5 groups of vegetables
What are : Dark Greens, Starchy, Red and Orange, Beans and peas, other
This government organization regulates food labels and ingredients
What is the FDA
what is 15%