Nutrients
Sugars that have little nutritive value beyond their energy content
What are simple carbohydrates?
The bodies main source of fuel?
What is carbohydrates?
body’s primary source of energy
What is Fat?
are foods that have benefits that go above and beyond basic nutrition
What are Functional Foods?
Eat the right amount of calories for you
What is Balancing Calories?
Provide energy in the form of calories
What is Macronutrients?
provide the body with a steady source of energy for hours.
What are complex carbohydrates?
increase low-density lipoproteins (LDL) or “bad cholesterol” levels and in turn, increase an individual's risk for heart disease and colorectal cancer.
What are saturated fats?
What is Water?
Before you eat, think about what goes on your plate or in your cup or bowl. Foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, and lean protein foods contain the nutrients you need without too many calories.
What is Building a Healthy Plate?
include vitamins and minerals, regulate bodily functions such as metabolism, growth, and cellular development.
What is Micronutrients?
a type of complex carbohydrate that is present mainly in leaves, roots, skins, and seeds and is the part of a plant that is not digested in the small intestine
What is Dietary Fiber?
is different from other types of fat in that it typically does not occur naturally in plant or animal products.
What is Trans Fat?
approximately six to eight eight-ounce glasses of water should be consumed each day an individual is not exercising
What is suggested water consumption?
True Vegetarians
What are Vegans?
1. growth, repair, and maintenance of all tissues
2. regulation of body processes
3. providing energy.
What is the three tasks of macronutrients and micronutrients?
dissolves in water. It helps the body excrete fats and has been shown to reduce levels of blood cholesterol and blood sugar, as well as helping to control diabetes
are derived primarily from plant products such as vegetable oils, avocados, and most nuts, and do not raise the body’s blood cholesterol.
What is unsaturated fats?
Created in 1992 by the federal government in an attempt to arm more Americans with the knowledge that would allow them to create a healthy, balanced, and tasty diet
What is The Food Guide Pyramid
eat dairy products, fruits, and vegetables but do not consume any other animal products (meat, poultry, fish, or eggs).
What are Lactovegetarians?
chronic health problems such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabe-tes, and certain types of cancers.
What is the risks of obesity?
are sugars that have little nutritive value beyond their energy content.
What are simple carbohydrates?
Fats become ----- to good health when consumed in excess.
What is counterproductive?
Helps regulate calcium and phosphorus; helps contribute to bone health; may contribute to healthy immune function; helps support cell growth
What are the benefits of Vitamin D?
legally required to include the number of servings per con-tainer, serving size, and the number of calories per serving. They must also list the percentage of the daily value of total fat, saturated fat, and, beginning in January 2006, trans fat.