Vitamin
Minerals
Mcg vs Mg
Food Groups
Essential Nutrients
100

What vitamin do you need 90mg daily?

Vitamin C

100

What mineral do you need 11mg of?

What is zinc?

100

Microgram or Milligram (which is larger)

Milligram

100

Pastas, Breads, Cereal, Rice

What are Grains?

100

This nutrient makes up 50-65% of your body weight

What is water?

200

What vitamin do you need the least of each day?

B12

200

What mineral do you need the most of each day?

Potassium

200

Choline or Biotin (what do you need more of each day)

What is Choline?

200

Almonds, fish, lentils, and meat are found in this group.

What are proteins?

200

This nutrient yields 9cal/g

What is fats?

300

What vitamin helps with prevent birth defects?

Folate/Folic Acid

300

What food is found in more than 7 minerals?

Beans

300

Vitamin A or Vitamin C (what do you need less of each day)

What is Vitamin A?

300

Vitamin D is primarily found in this group...

What is dairy?

300

This is the worse kind of fat

What is Trans Fat?

400

This vitamin contains carrots, eggs, and pumpkin

Vitamin A

400

This mineral helps in bone and teeth formation?

What is calcium?

400

Calcium or Vitamin K (what do you need more of each day)

Calcium

400

2-3 cups of this group is recommended daily for 14-18 boys and girls

What are vegetables?

400

The simplest form of this nutrient is sugar.

What are carbohydrates?

500

Vitamins benefit 2 major systems in our bodies, what are them? (look closely at the "what it does" category)

Nervous and Immune

500

List 2 minerals that are antioxidants

Selenium and Cooper

500

How much sodium is recommended each day?

2300 mg

500

1/2 of your grains should be...

Whole Grains

500

There are 20 amino acids, our body can produce how many?

What are 11?