Carbohydrates
Nutrients made up of amino acids that build and repair body tissues.
What is protein?
There are three different categories of fats. What are they?
saturated fat, trans fat and unsaturated fat.
Many sailors developed something called scurvy. What is that a lack of
what is vitamin C?
Inorganic nutrients that help build bones, teeth, and regulate body processes.
what are minerals?
A type of carbohydrate that takes longer to digest, providing a slower, steadier energy release.
what is complex carbohydrates?
The building blocks that make up proteins.
This term describes fats that are solid at room temperature.
what is saturated fats?
Vitamins that dissolve in water and are not stored in large amounts by the body.
What are water soluble vitamins?
The mineral that helps maintain strong bones and teeth and is found in dairy products.
what is calcium?
The monosaccharide that is the body’s preferred energy source.
what is glucose?
This type of protein helps defend the body against disease.
What is antibodies?
The type of fat that is liquid at room temperature and typically comes from plants.
what is unsaturated fats?
Vitamins that dissolve in fat and can be stored in body tissue.
The mineral that helps maintain fluid balance and is found in table salt.
what is sodium?
The complex carbohydrate form in plants that humans cannot fully digest, helps with bowel regularity.
what is fiber?
The most important function of proteins is their role in the
what is growth and repair of body tissue (muscle tissue).
These fats are considered “healthy” and help lower LDL cholesterol when eaten in moderation.
What is unsaturated fats?
This vitamin can be absorbed from the skin by direct sunlight.
what is vitamin d?
This mineral helps with muscle contraction, heart function, and nerve transmission.
what is potassium?
The disaccharide found in milk, made from glucose and galactose.
what is lactose?
what is 20?
Man-made fats once common in processed foods, now banned or limited due to heart disease risk.
What is trans fat?
The vitamin needed for blood clotting and found in leafy green vegetables.
What is vitamin k?
This mineral carries oxygen in red blood cells.
what is iron?