Turkey Day
Many claim Turkey causes sleepiness due to its high concentration of this amino acid
L-tryptophan
This Native American dish consists of tallow, dried meat (often moose), and sometimes dried berries.
Pemmican
Theoretically, if one consumes this many calories over their energy needs per week they should gain one pound
3500
The phenomenon where humans tend to eat more of a food if more of a food is presented is known by this term.
Portion Size Effect
Name at least 4 of the 5 basic taste sensations
sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami
Turkey is a white meat instead of a red meat due to its low concentration of this protein in the muscle tissue
Myoglobin
From the aztec word xocoatl, this food was originally served as a bitter drink and was believed to have medicinal properties
Chocolate
An eating strategy used by endurance athletes to maximize the storage of glycogen (or energy) in the muscles and liver
Carbo-loading
The drastic increase in portion sizes in the US has contributed to the environment promoting weight gain. The term for this type of environment is known as.
Obesogenic
Regular consumption of this mineral can help prevent against dental caries
Flouride
The part of the turkey with the highest fat content (but also the best part).
Skin
Around 79% of Native Americans have this condition, likely due to the lack of dairy in Native American diet for thousands of years
Lactose Intolerance
The largest meal of the day in Spain
Lunch
The average American consumes this percent more now relative to 1970. Range of answers will be accepted.
20-30%
4 syllables, the act or process of chewing
Mastication
The increased concentration of this cellular component in slow twitch fibers of turkeys results in the appearance of white and dark meat
Mitochondria
This term refers to a lifestyle in which all food is obtained from foraging and killing of wild animals.
Hunger-Gatherer
Abbreviated LOC, refers to a feeling that one cannot control what or how much one is eating.
Loss of control
The serving size of soda has long been 8 oz. However, the FDA in 2020 stated based on new information on surveys from the amounts of foods Americans eat, the serving size of soda should be changed to this many oz.
12
There are four types of taste buds papillae. Name one.
Curcumvallate, Foliate, filliform
Giblets refer to these parts of the turkey
Organs
DAILY DOUBLE
Name three New World foods
Abbreviated EAH, refers to a context in which an individual eats highly palatable foods (like dessert) despite being satiated.
Eating in the absence of hunger
A popular strategy many weight loss clinics use is to reduce the size of these non food items.
Plates
It has been theorized that approximately 80% of what we perceive ias taste comes from this sense?
Olfaction