NUTRITION BASICS
Simple carbohydrates provide this type of energy to your body. (quick or slow energy)
This is the first step in digestion and involves mechanical breakdown of food.
What is the mouth?
When reading a nutrition facts label, this section tells you how much food is normally eaten in one serving.
What is serving size?
This is your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to your body.
What is body image?
This is a physical need for food.
What is hunger?
Unsaturated fats can improve this organ's health, while too much saturated fat can harm it.
What is the heart?
About 90% of nutrient absorption occurs in this organ.
What is the small intestine?
These keep food from spoiling.
What are preservatives?
This eating disorder is characterized by restrictive eating and rapid weight loss.
What is anorexia?
These are the external influences on your food choices.
What is an appetite?
Incomplete proteins do not contain all the essential amino acids. A vegetarian would need to do this.
This percentage of your daily calories comes from your metabolic rate (basic body functions).
What is 60-70%?
These are living bacteria found in foods like Greek yogurt and fermented foods.
What are probiotics?
This eating disorder is characterized by binge eating followed by purging.
What is bulimia?
Emotions and stress can affect this (hunger or appetite).
What is appetite?
This mineral is especially important for 7th graders because it builds strong bones during growth.
What is calcium?
Put these organs in order: Small intestine, Mouth, Stomach, Large intestine, Esophagus.
What is Mouth → Esophagus → Stomach → Small intestine → Large intestine?
A diet rich in antioxidants helps reduce your risk of this disease.
What is cancer?
This means not having adequate food for health and activity.
What is food insecurity?
This percentage of your daily calories should come from added sugars
What is 10%?
These are the four keys to a healthy diet.
B - V - M - A
What is balance, variety, moderation, adequacy?
These are the three primary ways your body burns calories.
What is digestion, metabolic rate, exercise?
When reading a food label, which of the following should you try to eat LESS of?
What is cholestrol, saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar?
About 1 in every this many people in the United States is food insecure.
What is 1 in 8?
Empty-calorie foods provide calories but lack these.
What are nutrients/vitamins/minerals?