According to the USDA 2010 guidelines, what percentage of the diet should consist of carbohydrate?
What is 45-65%
100
According to the USDA 2010 guidelines, what percentage of the diet should consist of protein?
What is 10-30%
100
According to the USDA 2010 guidelines, what percentage of the diet should consist of fat?
What is 25-35%?
100
Minerals are organic or inorganic nutrients?
What is inorganic?
100
These are your body's main source of energy. You need a lot of them because your body uses them quickly.
what are carbohydrates?
200
How many calories per gram do carbohydrates provide?
What are 4 kcal/g
200
How many calories per gram does protein provide?
What is 4kcal/g
200
How many calories per gram does fat provide?
What is 9 Kcal/gram
200
What general nutrient facilitates the release of energy from carbohydrate, fat and protein?
Vitamins
200
This nutrient gives your body more energy than any other kind of nutrient. Your body stores this when you do not use the food energy you take in.
What is Fat?
300
What is found in all plant-derived foods and have been linked to a lower risk for heart disease?
Fiber (soluble)
300
Name three sources of high-quality protein?
What are meat, fish, poultry, cheese, eggs, yogurt, milk
300
Saturate fat intake should be less than __% of calorie intake?
What is 10%
300
What is the most abundant mineral in the body?
Calcium
300
This nutrient helps maintain the body's fluid balance, protect the body against disease, transport nutrients and other molecules?
What are proteins?
400
What are the two types of carbohydrate?
Simple and complex
400
Proteins in your body are made up of __ different amino acids?
What is 20?
400
Name two healthy sources of fat?
What are Olive oil, avocado, nuts/seeds, canola oil
400
Name the 4 fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin A, D, E, K
400
Carries nutrient and waste products throughout the body, aids in regulation of body temperature and maintains the structure of large molecules such as proteins and glycogen?
What is water?
500
Carbohydrates are the preferred energy source for what part of the human body specifically?
What are brain cells, nerve cells and developing red blood cells?
500
What are the building blocks of protein
Amino acids
500
What type of fat is solid at room temperature?
What is saturate fat?
500
What general nutrient is vulnerable to destruction by heat, light and chemical agents?
What are vitamins?
500
The human body is made up of approximately __% of water?