Vocabulary
The process by which the body takes in and uses food.
Nutrition.
How might your emotions affect your food choices?
People might eat certain foods due to their emotions. (Stress eating, lonely, mindless eating, etc.)
What are the 6 types of nutrients?
Carbs, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, Water.
What kind of fat on the food label is the worst for you?
Trans Fat
Where can you find unsaturated fat?
Veggie oils, nuts, and seeds.
A natural physical drive to food.
Hunger
How might hunger and appetite influence your food choices?
When you are hungry your body needs fuel and when you have an appetite, you gain a desire of food through your senses. (ex. you walk into a bakery with the scent of sweet cakes, candy, and muffins.)
What are the three types of Carbs?
Simple, Complex, and Fiber.
What is the main macronutrient in Oatmeal?
Carbs.
How can unsaturated fat help you?
Unsaturated fat can lower the risk of heart disease.
Units of heat energy that food supplies to the body.
Calories
What are the lifelong benefits of nutrition?
You can avoid diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, stroke, certain cancers, and more.
what four inner body parts does protein maintain?
Muscles, Ligaments, Tendons, and bodily cells.
What does saturated fat do for you?
Increases heart disease.
How much protein should a Boy get a day?
52 Grams
A desire, rather than a need, for food.
Appetite.
What are the benefits of nutrition during the teen years?
Good looking, happy, and healthy.
What are the types of fats?
Unsaturated fats, Saturated Fat, And Trans fat.
Where can you find saturated fats?
In meat and dairy products.
How many grams of protein should a girl get a day?
46 Grams
Substances your body needs to grow, repair itself, and provide you with energy.
Nutrients.
Relationship between nutrients and calories.
Nutrients are the substances that create energy and the energy is measured in calories.
What are the two types of vitamins?
Water Soluble (dissolve in water) and Fat Soluable (Stored in fat)
Name of the food product, amount of food in the package, name of the company that makes, packages, and distributes the food, ingredients, and nutrition facts.
What is Cholesterol for?
Cholesterol is needed to create cell walls, certain hormones, and Vitamin D.