Carbohydrates
The main function of carbohydrates in our bodies.
What is to provide energy?
This nutrient drives metabolic reactions, improves immune system, helps build and repair tissues, transports and stores nutrients and acts as an energy source.
What is a protein?
The function of this nutrient is to give your body energy, protects your internal organs, supports cell growth, keeps your cholesterol and blood pressure in check, and helps absorb nutrients in your body.
What is a fat?
Comes from the earth through the foods we eat.
What are minerals?
Regulating body temperature, helping with digestion and absorption of nutrients, transports nutrients and oxygen to cells, helps remove waste, lubricates joints, and helps protect our organs and tissues.
What are the functions of water in our bodies?
The two main types of carbohydrates.
There are 20 of these in our bodies that are used to construct proteins.
What are amino acids?
This type of fat is typically a solid at room temperature and typically found in animal-based fats.
What is a saturated fat?
Are organic compounds essential for growth and activity in our bodies.
What are vitamins?
Is the percentage our human body is made up of water.
What is 60%?
Carbohydrates are made up of these 3 things.
Sugar, starch and fiber.
What is a complete protein?
This type of fat is found mainly in plants is better for our heart health.
What is an unsaturated fat?
A, D, E, K are examples of this type of vitamin.
What are fat soluble vitamins?
Foods that are higher in water are known as what type of water. (ex. lettuce, cucumbers, zucchini, watermelon, strawberries)
What are indirect sources of water?
Breads, pasta, and vegetables are good examples of this kind of carbohydrate.
What is a complex carbohydrate?
This protein is missing 1 or more of the 9 essential amino acids.
What is an incomplete protein?
These are the two types of unsaturated fats typically found in plant-based foods. One type has single carbon bonds, and the other one has double carbon bonds. They help reduce our bad cholesterol.
What are mono-unsaturated fats and poly-unsaturated fats?
Are water soluble (dissolves) vitamins.
What are B vitamins and vitamin C?
Drinks that contain caffeine do this to our bodies.
What is to dehydrate our bodies?
Fruit juice, candies and cookies are examples of this kind of carbohydrate.
What is a simple carbohydrate?
Meats and animal-based proteins are examples of this type of protein.
Nuts such as walnuts, flax and sunflower seeds, tofu, and fish such as salmon and tuna are good examples of this type of unsaturated fat?
These foods in general are high in vitamins and minerals.
What are fruits and vegetables?
What is low water intake (or symptoms of thirst)?