Vitamins & Minerals
This mineral is found in bones and teeth. Be sure to drink your milk!
What is calcium?
All of the body's cells contain this.
What is water?
Proteins have many jobs. Protein in these types of cells carry oxygen to all of your body.
What are red blood cells?
The body uses this nutrient to build and maintain cells and tissues.
What are Proteins?
Myth or Fact: Your skin can turn orange if you eat too many carrots
Fact; Excess beta-carotene will enter the bloodstream and be stored under the skin.
This vitamin is an antioxidant and helps the immune system.
What is Vitamin C?
What are 2 signs and/or symptoms of dehydration?
What is dark urine, infrequent urination, headache, nausea, low energy, confusion, dizziness, dry mouth, heart palpitations?
Fiber moves waste through this body system.
What is the digestive system?
These are starches and sugars found in foods which provide the main source of energy for your body.
What are carbohydrates?
Myth or Fact: The point of a meal plan is to create rigid rules around what you can and cannot eat
Myth! The point of a meal plan is to help you nourish your body, create a routine with food, include all types of nutrients to create variety, etc.
This mineral aids red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body and can be found in meat and beans. It’s deficiency causes anemia.
What is Iron?
True or False: Each day we lose over a cup of water when we exhale.
True! Remember to drink your water!
This macronutrient insulates our bodies and protects our organs.
What are fats/lipids?
This is a tough, complex carbohydrate that your body cannot digest.
What is fiber?
Myth or Fact: Your health is the driving force behind the creation of fad diets.
Myth; It's your money
This vitamin is important for eye health and is also an antioxidant.
What is Vit A?
People perspire in order to...
What is cooling the body?
This type of vitamin protects against infection, promotes healthy bones teeth and gums and helps to heal wounds.
What is vitamin C?
EPA, DHA, Omega-6s and Omega-3s are types of these.
What are fats/lipids?
Myth or Fact: Restricting a certain type of food from my diet can increase the risk of binging.
Fact
Name 1 of the 4 fat-soluble vitamins.
What are vitamins A, D, E, K?
Drinks that contain this substance can eliminate water from the body.
What is caffeine?
This vitamin can be produced by the skin when exposed to sunlight and helps the body use calcium.
What is vitamin D?
Myth or Fact: You need to detox your body periodically for it to function properly.
Myth; Your liver and kidneys do this for you