MyPlate
How many MyPlate food groups are there?
5
Name two (of the six) types of nutrients.
What are ____________ and ____________?
(carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, or water)
What are fat-soluble and water-soluble.
These macronutrients should take up the largest portion of your plate each day.
What are carbohydrates?
The want for food through your senses.
What is appetite.
The smallest portion of your daily diet.
What is Dairy?
What is the definition of Nutrition?
Vitamins that are stored in the body.
What are fat-soluble vitamins.
These carbohydrates break down easily for faster use.
What are simple carbohydrates?
This macronutrient helps insulate the body.
What is fat?
What is MyPlate?
USDA food guidelines for healthy eating
What is the definition of Nutrients?
Chemical substances in food that help maintain the body and supply you with energy.
Micronutrient that is essential for most bodily functions.
What is water?
Proteins are made up of ____________ amino acids.
What is 9.
This helps move waste through the body.
What is fiber?
Name 2 MyPlate food groups.
Dairy, Protein, Grains, Fruit, or Vegetables
These are micronutrients that you need in small amounts.
vitamins and minerals
How many calories per day should you eat?
Depends on age, gender, and weight.
These fats are found to be solid at room temperature.
What are saturated fats?
What is cholesterol?
What is a nutrition label?
Describes nutrition facts, tells you how many servings are in the package, tells you how many servings you can have, tells you what is in the food
The amount of energy available in food we eat.
What are calories?
Micronutrients your body cannot produce, so they come from your food.
What are minerals?
These macronutrients help hemoglobin carry oxygen throughout the body.
What are proteins?
Avocado oil is an example if what type of fat?