Proteins Carbs Fats
What are the two types of carbohydrates?
Simple - simplest form of carbs
Complex - made of many glucose/sugar units
What are the two types of vitamins and what is the difference between them?
Fat Soluble - dissolves in fat and can be stored in fatty tissue
Water Soluble - not stored in the body well but needed to release energy
Any food that has more than _____ calories per serving is considered high in calories.
400
True or False: Variety, Moderation, and Balance are the words to remember when choosing a healthy diet.
True
Variety - change up what you eat
Moderation - control portion
Balance - healthy and unhealthy foods
Fiber is a simple OR complex carbohydrate that provides a lot of OR little energy and can OR cannot be digested by humans.
Complex carb
Provides little energy
Cannot be digested but needed for gut health and colon cancer and heart disease prevention.
What are the two main types of fats?
Can you name the third?
Saturated (healthy) & Unsaturated
Cholesterol - already made in the body
True or False: Vitamin and Mineral supplements are recommended for everyone
False
Supplements are not normally recommended for healthy people who can meet their nutrient needs through their normal diet.
The amount of food from each food group a person needs depends on three things. What are they?
Age
Gender
Level of physical activity
Snacking increases OR decreases your nutrient intake when done correctly.
Increases
Increases nutrient intake and helps you maintain a healthy weight.
True or False: Vitamins and minerals provide energy for the body to use.
Vitamins and minerals do not provide energy but are needed to maintain health.
What is the purpose of protein?
Helps build new cells and repairs existing ones. Forms hormones, enzymes, antibodies, and other important molecules.
When there is not enough _____ in the diet, blood cannot deliver enough oxygen to cells. ______-deficiency anemia is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies in the world.
Iron
What is the purpose of food additives?
To keep food from spoiling, improve taste, smell, texture, appearance, or nutrient content.
Infants should have more _______ in their diet than teens and adults to sustain the energy needed for rapid growth and brain development.
Fat
What percent of your body is made of water?
60%
What are the two main proteins?
Complete and Incomplete proteins
Most people eat far too much ________/salt every day. Most of the _______ we eat comes from processed foods.
Sodium
Which food group has the biggest relative portion size (stripe) on the MyPeriod?
Though fruits and vegetables combined should make up half your plate.
Pregnant women need to eat up to _______ more calories each day.
450
How many hours before exercising should you eat a high-carb snack?
2 hours
What is the difference between the two protein types?
Complete - contains all the essential amino acids
Incomplete - contains some of the essential amino acids
True or False: Your body has the ability to store extra water
False
Extra water cannot be stored in the body. This means that water intake must balance out what is lost.
How much activity (time) is recommended for teens daily?
1 hour
Do adults need more OR less calories than teens?
Less
Growth stops, there’s less activity, and nutrient absorption decreases.
Even mild dehydration causes the _____ to lose water and thicken, making it more difficult to be pumped to muscles and the rest of the body.
Blood