PROTEIN & Muscle
This nutrient is mainly responsible for building and repairing tissue.
What is protein?
This macronutrient is the body’s main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
These are the healthiest fats for your body.
unsaturated
This vitamin is important for vision.
This is the main reason most people choose foods.
taste
Proteins are made up of these smaller units.
What are amino acids?
Protein and carbohydrates both provide this many calories per gram.
4
These carbs are broken down quickly and raise blood sugar fast.
Simple carbohydrates
These vitamins are not stored and leave the body through urine.
water soluble vitamins
Food ingredients are listed in this order.
highest to lowest by weight
A protein missing one or more essential amino acids is called this.
What is an incomplete protein?
If a food has 10g fat, this is how many calories come from fat.
90
This type of fat should be avoided the most.
Trans fat
List the vitamins can be stored in the body and build up.
A,D,E,K
A sports drink is usually only needed after this much exercise.
60 mins
This protein source is considered complete and is rapidly absorbed, making it common in post-workout supplements.
whey
A snack has 20g carbs and 10g protein. This is the total calories (ignore fat).
120
This hormone increases in response to high sugar intake.
insulin
This mineral is lost when you sweat a lot.
sodium
If you eat 2.5 servings of a 300-calorie food, this is your total intake.
750
How much protein is in a piece of meat the size of a deck of cards?
21
If 50% of your 2,000 calorie diet is carbs, this is grams of carbs per day.
250g
A food has 200 total calories and 90 calories from fat. Use an equation to determine grams of fat.
10 grams of fat?
(90 ÷ 9 = 10)
This water soluble vitamin is hard to get for vegans
b12
A nutrition label is MOST useful for this purpose
comparing foods / determining nutritional value?