Macronutrients
Digestion & Absorption
Intuitive Eating
Vitamins & Minerals
Food & Mood
100

This provides a more concentrated source of energy.

What is ... fat?

100

The digestive process starts here.

What is ... the mouth?

100

True or False: some foods are morally superior to others.

What is... False.

100

Vitamin D is necessary to assist in the absorption of this mineral.

What is ... Calcium.

100

Inadequate nutrition is a ___ to our nervous system & mood.

What is ... depressant.

200

This is the primary source of energy for the body.

What is ... carbohydrates?

200

Definition: the number of calories you burn each day at rest, just to breath, think & live.

What is ... Resting Metabolic Rate? 

Everyone's is individual, and we require MORE calories than this on a daily basis (because we are not bed-ridden). 

200

Honoring your hunger helps rebuild this trust. 

What is ... the trust between you and your body.

200

Hypernatremia is too much of this mineral, and is a sign of dehydration.

What is ... Sodium.

200

The chemical that is the most sensitive to food intake.

What is ... Serotonin (the happy hormone)?

300

A type of carbohydrate that promotes normal bowel function.

What is ... Fiber?

300

Our body's response to being undernourished.

What is ... slows down metabolism and becomes more efficient in its use of the calories available.

300

Something that can make you feel full/uncomfortable, even if you haven’t eaten recently.

What is ... emotional fullness? 


It is important to remember that despite feeling emotional full, your body still needs adequate fuel from food.

300
These vitamins are fat soluble (require fat for our bodies to absorb them).

What is ... vitamins A, K, D, & E

300

Research shows that not getting enough of this macronutrient can make individuals more prone to anxiety.

What is ... fat.

400

The condition that can happen when there is an inadequate supply of carbohydrates in the diet, which shifts the body’s energy metabolism to use fat instead of glucose. This condition interrupts the body’s acid base balance and can be fatal.

What is ... Ketosis/ketoacidosis?

400

These are ways our body becomes more efficient when undernourished.

What is ... as metabolism slows,

- work output of heart decreases

- muscle tone decreases

- body temperature decreases

- blood sugar levels decline

- all chemical reactions in body decline

- body holds on to more water

400

Not allowing ourselves certain foods can lead to this cycle, which is powered by guilt.

What is ... restrict-binge or restrict-overeat cycle.

400

The groups of people that tend to require a vitamin/mineral supplement.

What is ... people with increased needs (pregnant) or those who struggle to get adequate intake (malnourished, elderly).

400

The smallest functioning units in our nervous system (Bonus: what happens to these units when undernourished)

What are ... neurons.

Neurogenesis aka creating of new neurons declines → decrease in chemical messages sent throughout brain → decrease in flexibility with thinking, trouble making decisions, etc

500

Name 3 reasons fat is an essential component to our diet (hint: there's more than 3).

What is... 

- Increased satiety & satisfaction

- Improves taste, flavor & texture

- Source of essential fatty acids (ones our body cannot produce)

- Secondary source of fuel

- Maintains healthy hair, skin & nails

- Major component of the retina, nerve endings & hormones

- Maintains cell integrity (2/3 of structural material of brain's communication network & cell barriers)

- Spares protein so it can be used to repair & build body tissue

500

Where in the digestive tract most of our essential nutrients are absorbed.

What is ... the small intestine?

500

Smashing the scale, tossing diet/’light’ foods into the trash, and unfollowing Instagrams that promote detox teas and other nonsense. These are examples of ways to begin rejecting the _____.

What is... diet mentality?

500

Name 3 sources each of heme and non-heme iron.

What is ...

- Heme: meat, poultry, seafood, fish

- Non-heme: beans, legumes, seeds, tofu, raw spinach, potato with skin, fortified breakfast cereal

500

List 4 neurological & psychological consequences of malnutrition.

What is ... Lack of attention span, poor concentration, limited memory, visuospatial ability, distorted perception of body, rigidity in thinking, poor emotion regulation