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Digestive System
Nutrients
Food Label
Food Plate
Terms
100

Part of digestive system where food is broken down into smaller pieces in order to aid digestion.

What is the mouth

100

Specific nutrient that milk contains a high amount of 

What are minerals (Calcium)

100

The size of a single serving. What everything on a food label is based off of

What is serving size

100

Category of the food plate that contain breads, rice, etc…….

What is the grains group

100
Long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
What is the esophagus
200

Place where strong acid and powerful enzymes mix with food to kill bacteria and aid digestion.

What is the stomach

200

Our body consists of up to 75% of this nutrient

What is water.

200

A food has 12 grams of sugar in one serving. If I eat 3 servings, how many grams of sugar am I eating

36

200
Category of the food plate that contain broccoli, carrots, green beans etc….
What is the vegetable group
200
Calories =
Energy
300

Part of the digestive system where the majority of the nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream.

What is the small intestine.

300

Energy giving nutrients that include sugars, starches and fiber

What are carbohydrates

300
How are the ingredients listed on a food label.
What is from most to least amount.
300
Category of the food plate that contains milk, cheese, yogurt, etc....
What is the dairy group
300
The science or study of food and the ways the body uses food.
What is nutrition
400
Is the main thing absorbed in the large intestine.
What is water
400

The main form of energy storage in the body.

What are fats

400

Name of the government agency that oversees and regulates the food we eat

What is the FDA

400
Category of the food plate that contains beef, chicken, eggs
What is the protein group
400
Substances in food that provide energy or help form body tissues and are necessary for life and growth.
What is nutrients
500
These line the small intestine and absorb nutrients into the bloodstream.
What is villi
500
The building blocks of the body. They supply the body with energy for building and repairing tissues and cells.
What is protein.
500

the amount of a nutrient that is provided by a single serving of a food item compared to what you should have for the entire day.

What are the Daily Values (DVs)

500

What was the name of the protein group and the dairy group on the food pyramid

What is:

Meat and beans

Milk

500
The process of converting in food into energy your body can use.
What is metabolism