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Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids (Fats)
Vitamins & Minerals
Water
100

Name 2 carbohydrate food sources

Bread, rice, pasta, fruit, vegetables, grains, sweets, some dairy products, sugar

100

Name 2 protein food sources

Meat, fish, eggs, poultry, dairy products

100

Name 2 healthy lipid food sources

Whole milk, butter, vegetable oils, seeds, nuts, mayonnaise, avocado, olives

100

What foods contain vitamins and minerals?

Fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, whole grains, dairy

100

What percent of our bodies is water?

  • 55% to 75%
  • More when we are babies and for athletes and less when a person is very overweight
200

Carbohydrates are the bodies main source of ________________ ?

  • Energy
  • 4 kcal/kg like protein but more accessible and ready to be used for energy
200

Does protein provide energy?

Yes, 4 kcal/kg

200

Does fat provide energy?

  • Yes, 9 kcal/kg
  • Energy in excess is stored in adipose tissues
  • Stranded on a desert island, stored fat would give humans the ability to go without eating for a bit
200

What vitamin did the Pirates have a deficiency in that gave them Scurvy? (hint: it is in oranges)

  • Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
  • Helps improve wound healing
  • Helps absorb iron in the blood
200

How many cups of water should you drink each day?

  • 6 to 8
300

Do carbohydrates come from plants or animals?

  • Plants
  • C-H-O (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen)
300

Name 1 function of protein in the body?

  • Provides energy
  • Maintains, builds, and repairs muscle and body tissue
300

What is 1 function of fat in the body?

  • Provides energy
  • required to carry the fat-soluble vitamins throughout the body 
  • enhances the taste and texture of food
  • needed for growth and development
  • helps absorb nutrients
300

What vitamin do you get from sunlight?

  • Vitamin D
  • Essential for growth and development, works with Calcium for bone formation and maintenance,
  • Toxic in large quantities
  • Also added into many foods
300

True or False: Water helps control your body temperature.

  • True
  • Sweat cools the body
  • water also carries nutrients to the cells
400

The three monosaccharides are ______________, galactose, and fructose.

  • Glucose (blood sugar) – fuel that supplies the brain
  • Fructose is sweetest (ex. High fructose corn syrup)
400

What are proteins composed of?

  • Amino acids – the sequence of the amino acids is determined by our DNA
  • Amino acids are made of C-H-O-N (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen)
400

True or False: Trans-fat is the healthy fat.

  • False
  • Unsaturated fat is the healthy fat
  • Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated
  • Saturated fats are solid at room temperature, some are healthy
  • Trans fats are the very unhealthy fats
400

Do vitamins and minerals provide energy?

  • No
  • They aid in metabolism but do not provide their own energy (contains no calories)
400

How many days can a person survive without water?

  • Up to 5 for children
  • Up to 10 for a healthy adult
500

What do you eat that is not digestible but aids digestion (aka roughage)?

Fiber – plant protein helps your body absorb water (include prebiotics)

500

Can the body produce its own proteins (amino acids) without food?

  • Yes, Nonessential amino acids are made by the body. Without this process, ammonia would build up in the body.
  • Essential Amino acids must be eaten (contain carbon)
500

What can happen if you eat too much fat?

Fat contains a lot of energy, more than carbohydrates or protein, so eating too much will turn into body fat – Exercise helps burn off the extra fat

500

What mineral is deficient when a person has anemia? (hint: delivery man from video)

  • Iron
  • Foods with high iron content are: red meat, shell fish, spinach, legumes (beans), turkey, broccoli, tofu
500

What is it called when your body has lost too much water?

  • Dehydration
  • Edema is when your body is holding too much water