Starches composed of many monosaccharide molecules adn are broken down by the body into two or more sugars.
What are Complex Carbohydrates?
100
One gram of fat contains 4 calories.
False - One gram of fat contains 9 calories
100
Calories in calories out.
What is the principal of weight loss?
100
The number of food groups in the Food Guide Pyramid.
What is 5
100
Reasons why teens typically have poor eating habits.
No control over food in the house
Fast food is easy and cheap
We give in to our desires
Social and cultural conformity
200
A waxy substance that is carried aroudn the body in teh bloodstream by lipoproteins.
What is cholesterol?
200
It takes 3,500 stored calories to make one pound of fat.
True
200
Today's healthy eating plan.
What principal stresses WHAT you eat, rather than HOW MUCH you eat, and an ACTIVE lifestyle rather than a SEDENTARY one?
200
How the food groups are arranged in the pyramid vs. the old food pyramid.
What are the verticle bars in the pyramid?
200
Why it is important for teens to eat well.
Teens are growing especially during puberty and need good nutrition
Developing good habits to last into adulthood
Less sickness
Better at sports
Good role model for siblings
300
The ability to use energy at a higher rate when your body is at rest.
What is basal metabolism?
300
Vitamin supplements are a good replacement when you are not eating right.
False - supplements do not replace a good diet.
300
it passes through the intestines and acts like a broom carrying with it unwanted waste.
What is the role of fiber in your diet?
300
The addition on to the side of the food pyramid and what it represents
What are the stairs with a person running up them and how it represents physical activity as a necesarry part of the "steps to a healthier you"
300
Suggestions for healthy snacks
fruit - apple, quties, grapes, etc.
vegies - baby carrots, celery, etc.
400
A type of sugar that results from the breakdown of carbohydrates.
What is glucose?
400
Fat-soluable vitamins are those than can be excreted by the body
False - water-soluable vitamins can be excreted by the body, so they need to be replaced daily.
400
The 6 main kind of nutrients
Proteins
Carbs
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
400
The 5 food groups and an example for each.
Grains - bread
Vegetables - green beans
Fruit - Apples
Dairy = cheese
Meat & Beans = steak
400
Signs of anorexia or bulimia.
Change in eating habits
Extreme weight loss
Sensitivity to comments about body
500
The body responds to sugar by releasing this hormone.
What is insulin?
500
Chronic overeating is far more common than anorexia or bulimia.
True
500
The difference between LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol
LDL cholesterol is bad because it tends to increase blood cholesterol levels. The higher the LDL teh greater risk of heart disease by teh fomraiton of plaque or clog in the arteries. HDL is good because it is the form of cholesterol that is beign removed from circulation adn transported to the liver to be eliminated
500
The RDA for each of the 5 food groups.
Grains = 6 oz.
Vegetables = 2 1/2 cups
Fruits - 1 1/2 cups
Dairy = 3 cups
Meat & Beans = 5 oz.
Sugar/fats = use sparingly
500
What you might say to a friend who shows signs of an eating disorder.
Do not try to counsel them or tell them to eat. Tell them you care adn you want them to talk to their parents or get cousel