Macronutrients
This macronutrient is the body’s main source of energy and is found in foods like bread, pasta, and fruits.
Carbohydrates
These nutrients are needed by the body in small amounts and include vitamins and minerals.
micronutrients
This food group gives your body energy through carbohydrates and includes foods like bread, pasta, and rice.
grains
This term measures how much energy food provides for your body.
Calories
This ingredient in most energy drinks is a stimulant that can increase heart rate and cause jitteriness.
Caffiene
These nutrients are made of amino acids and help build and repair muscles and tissues.
Proteins
This vitamin helps your body absorb calcium and is made when your skin is exposed to sunlight
Vitamin D
This food group helps build and repair tissues and includes foods like meat, beans, eggs, and nuts.
Protein
This number on a food label shows how many calories are recommended per day, based on an average diet.
2000 calorie diet
Some 0-calorie energy drinks contain this type of sweetener instead of sugar, which can affect gut health in some people.
artificial sweeteners
This macronutrient helps the body absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K and provides long-term energy storage.
Fats
This mineral is important for carrying oxygen in your blood and is found in foods like red meat and spinach.
Iron
This colorful food group provides vitamins, minerals, and fiber and should fill half your plate along with fruits.
Veggies
The first item listed on a food label’s ingredient list is this — it means the product contains the most of that ingredient.
What is the main (or most abundant) ingredient?
These types of carbohydrates are digested quickly and give short bursts of energy — examples include candy and soda.
Simple
Each gram of carbohydrate or protein provides this many calories of energy.
4 calories per gram
This vitamin helps your immune system and is found in citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruits.
Vitamin C
This food group provides natural sugars, fiber, and many essential vitamins like vitamin C.
fruits
This section of the food label shows how much of each nutrient one serving contains compared to daily recommendations, listed as a percentage.
% Daily Value
These types of carbohydrates are digested quickly and give short bursts of energy — examples include candy and soda.
Complex
Although not a macronutrient, this essential compound makes up about 60% of the human body and helps regulate temperature and digestion.
Water
This mineral helps build strong bones and teeth and is found in dairy products like milk and cheese.
Calcium
This food group provides calcium and vitamin D for strong bones and includes milk, yogurt, and cheese.
Dairy
If a food has 10 grams of fat, and each gram of fat provides 9 calories, this food gets how many calories from fat?
90 calories
Foods high in vitamins, minerals, and other beneficial nutrients compared to their calorie content are called this, while foods low in nutrients but high in calories are called this.
nutrient-dense and non–nutrient-dense (empty-calorie)