Vocab
A unit of heat used to measure energy; found in foods.
What is a Calorie?
Sell by vs. Use by
What is Sell by refers to the guaranteed freshness of a product and the last day it can be sold while, Use by refers to the freshness of a product after you have bought it (but it may still be used a few days after)?
This indicates that a food has one third fewer calories or 50% less fat, or 50% less sodium than a comparable product.
What is Light?
Cardiovascular disease, Certain cancers, and Osteoporosis.
What are three health problems good nutrition can prevent?
Preferring foods you've grown up with to others is a result of this environmental factor.
What is family?
A nutrient used to build and maintain cells and tissues.
What is a Protein?
Nutrition vs. Nutrients
What is Nutrition is the process by which the body takes in and uses food while, nutrients are substances in food used to repair and grow your body and give you energy?
This indicates that the food contains 10-19% of your daily value for a certain nutrient per serving.
What is Good Source Of?
The five basic food groups.
What are grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy and proteins?
Which is not a food group:
a. fiber
b. proteins
c. carbs
d. vitamins
What is A- Fiber?
Substances added to food to improve it's taste, texture, nutrients, etc.
What are Food Additives?
Trans Fats vs. Saturated Fats
What is Trans Fats are an unsaturated fatty acid of a type occurring in margarine and manufactured cooking oils as a result of the hydrogenation process while, Saturated Fats are a type of fat containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules (saturated with hydrogen molecules)?
This indicates the food contains 20% or more of the daily value of a certain nutrient per serving.
What is High?
This is why instant soups are not healthy.
What is the amount of sodium it contains?
Your body breaks carbs down into these:
a. fatty acids
b. water
c. sugars
d. amino acids
What are C- Sugars?
Starches and Sugars within your foods that provide you with energy.
What are Carbohydrates?
Hunger vs. Appetite
What is Hunger is the physical drive to eat while, Appetite is the psychological desire to eat?
This indicates the food is low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol; relatively low in sodium; and contain at least 10% of the daily value per serving for vitamins A or C, calcium, iron, protein, or fiber.
What is Healthy?
9 proteins found in your foods that cannot be made in the body.
What are essential amino acids and where they are found?
The food of grains is considered this.
What is the largest food group?
A waxy fat like substance in your blood used to create your cell walls, hormones, and Vitamin D.
What is cholesterol?
Vitamins vs. Minerals
What is Vitamins are essential organic compounds for growth required because they cannot be synthesized by the body while, Minerals are materials found in food used to make your enzymes and hormones?
This indicates the food has 25% less fat or cholesterol per serving.
What is Reduced?
These are the parts of your environment that influence your diet (List no less than two out of the four).
What are your family and culture, friends, time and money and advertising?
This is the % of daily fat calories recommended:
a. 50-65%
b. 10-15%
c. over 30%
d. less than 25-35%
What is D- Less than 25-35% ?