The substances that the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair body tissues, and obtain energy.
What is Nutrients
100
They are also know as sugars
What is simple carbohydrates
100
Nutritionists recommend that what percent of your calories comes from fats.
What is 20-35%
100
Nutreitns that are made by living things, are required only in small amounts, and that assist many chemical reactions
What is vitamins.
100
Provides information on how to make smart food choices, balance food intake with physical activity, get the most nutrition out of the calories you consume, and how to handle food safely.
What is Dietary Guidelines for Americans
200
The amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down.
What is a calories
200
Are made up of sugars that are linked together chemically to form long chains.
What is Complex carbohydrates
200
Usually liquid at room temperature, these fats are found in vegetable oils, nuts, and seeds
What is unsaturated fats
200
The process of maintaining a steady state inside your body is called
What is homeostasis
200
These foods contains lots of vitamins and minerals relative to the number of calories.
What is Nutrient-dense foods.
300
The chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release energy is called
What is metabolism
300
Is a type of complex carbohydrate that is found in plants.
What is fiber
300
Fats usually give how much grams of energy?
What is 9
300
These vitamins help protect healthy cells from the damage caused by the normal aging process as well as from types of cancer.
What is antioxidants
300
The MyPyamid plan recommends you get at least how much physical activity a day.
What is 60
400
Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are all nutrients that the body uses for
What is energy
400
Nutritionists recommend that what percent of a person's daily calorie intake come from carbohydrates
What is 45-65%
400
Is a waxy, fatlike substance that is found only in animal products.
What is Cholesterol
400
This water-soluble vitamin aids in bone, teeth, skin formation, and resistance to infection
What is vitamin C
400
If a person develops anemia, its a clear sign that persons diet does not include enough
What is iron
500
How many different nutrients does your body require?
What is 40
500
At a meal, you usually eat more carbohydrates than your body can immediately use. The extra glucose is converted into a type of starch called.
What is glycogen
500
Fats made when manufacturers add hydrogen to the far molecules in vegetables oils are called
What is trans fats
500
Water contains dissolved substances that regulate many processes in your cells
What is electrolytes
500
What are the six food groups used in the MyPramid plan and give an example of one food in each group.
What is Grains, Vegetables, Fruits, Oils, Milk, Meat and Beans.