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Nutrition
Carbs and Proteins
Other Nutrients
Eating Healthy
Everything Else
100
These are the substances in food that your body needs.
What are nutrients
100
Nutrients your body uses to build, repair and maintain cells.
What are proteins
100
It is a special type of complex carbohydrate found in raw fruits, vegetables adn whole grains.
What is fiber
100
A unit of heat that measures the energy available in food. We don't want too many!
What is a calorie
100
Foods that contain few if any nutrients, but do supply calories.
What are empty calorie foods
200
The study of nutrients and how the body uses them.
What is nutrition
200
Carbohydrates are _______ and _______ that occur naturally in foods, mainly in plants.
What are sugars and starches
200
These fats are solid at room temperature.
What are saturated fats.
200
A sickness resulting from eating food that is not safe to eat.
What is foodborne illness
200
Why is breakfast important?
Because it wakes up your metabolism and gives you the energy you need to make it through the morning until it's time for lunch.
300
The body's physical need for food.
What is hunger
300
They are made up of building blocks called amino acids.
What are proteins
300
These fats are liquid at room temperature.
What are unsaturated fats
300
A nutrient that helps control the amount of fluid in your body.
What is sodium
300
A Measure of nutrient content relative fo the total calories a food provides.
What is nutrient density
400
The psychological desire for food.
What is appetite
400
All carbohydrates are made up of ________ molecules.
What is sugar
400
This is a fatty substance found in the blood.
What is cholesterol
400
A system created by the USDA to help Americans make healthier choices when it comes to food.
What is the MyPyramid Food Guidance System
400
In the film Super Size Me, how long did it take Morgan to throw up his Super Sized meal, after he started eating?
What is 22 minutes
500
These are the scientists that study nutrition.
Who are nutritionists
500
When molecules of sugar join together in long chains they are called __________ carbohydrates.
What is complex
500
Vitamins come in these two different types.
What are water-soluble and fat-soluble
500
The six major food groups:
What are Meat and Beans, Dairy, Vegetables, Fruit, Grains and Fats and Oils.
500
Name three items at McDonalds that don't contain sugar.
What are french fries, chicken nuggets, hashbrowns, sausage, diet coke, coffee and ice tea.