Nutrition #1
Name the 6 basic nutrients.
What are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water?
The most important function of proteins.
What is growth and repair of your body and muscle tissues?
This nutrient helps with the digestion of food and is found in high amounts in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
What is Fiber
This macronutrient should make up 45-65% of your daily calorie intake.
What is carbohydrates
The amount of time recommended for kids and teens to be active each day is at least this many minutes.
What is 60 minutes?
Name at least 1 of the main functions of fat?
What is storing energy, insulating organs, and helping with hormone production
The chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release energy.
What is metabolism
Name at least 2 functions of electrolytes?
Hydration, pH balance, muscle and nerve function, heart health, blood pressure, bone and teeth health, digestive health, metabolism.
It is recommended that this macronutrient makes up 10-35% of your daily calorie intake.
What is protein
What is the largest organ of the human body?
What is the skin
The number of essential amino acids.
What is nine?
This type of exercise improves cardiovascular health by increasing heart rate, such as running, swimming, or cycling.
What is cardio or aerobic exercise?
The minimum number of 8-ounce cups of water you should have a day.
What is 10 cups?
The percentage of a person’s daily calorie intake that should come from fats.
What is 20-35 percent?
This is the largest muscle in the human body.
What is the gluteus maximus!
The rate at which you use energy when your body is at rest. (has to do with metabolism)
What is Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)?
The measure of how much body fat a person has, as compared to muscle and bone.
What is body composition.
These types of fats are solid at room temperature and are typically found in animal products and processed foods. (BAD FATS)
What are Saturated Fats
According to MyPlate guidelines, at least this percentage of your plate should be filled with fruits AND vegetables.
What is 50% or half your plate
The human body has this many major muscle groups.
What is six? (Chest, back, legs, shoulders, arms, and core)
The vitamins that help protect healthy cells from damaged cells?
What are antioxidants?
What perecent of your body is water? (get within 5%)
What is 65%
The recommendations that specify the amounts of certain nutrients that the average person should obtain each day.
What is daily values.
It is recommended that added sugars make up a maximum percentage of how much of your daily calories. (get within 5%)
What is 10%
The average adult has this many bones in their body.
What is 206 bones