Nutrients
There are a total of this many nutrients that we covered during this unit
What are six (6)?
This begins the digestive process by softening and moistening food to break down its nutrients
What is saliva?
Brown rice would belong to this food group in the MyPlate model
What are grains?
Eating foods rich with simple carbs or sugar, can typically give this short term effect
What is a 'sugar rush'?
Out of the different ways we discussed how to check your pulse, give me two of the ways to find it.
What are the wrist, neck, chest, ankle/foot, behind the ear
These are the good or healthy type of fats
What are unsaturated fats?
Digestion officially begins in this part of the body
What is the mouth?
Eggs are a part of this food group
What are proteins?
Another name for a kilojoule is this word, which is the unit of energy in food.
What is a calorie?
Bananas are actually part of this family, whereas strawberries are not.
What is the berry family?
Choose one:
a.) Carbohydrates
b.) Proteins
c.) Fats
This nutrient helps repair body tissue
What are proteins? (Answer. B)
There are this many parts in your digestive system
What are twelve (12)?
The budget we used for your Myplate project
What is $20?
DV stands for this phrase on a nutrition label
What is daily value?
This is the atomic symbol for Sodium
What is Na?
Choose one:
a.) Vitamin A
b.) Vitamin B
c.) Vitamin C
This vitamin is considered to be a fat-soluble vitamin
What is Vitamin A (choice A)?
Your liver can actually make this specific fat
What is cholesterol?
Then MyPlate model is a guide of making these kinds of meals. The word starts with a 'B'.
What is balanced?
Carbs and proteins both have this many calories per gram
What is four (4)?
Daily double!
This is the part of your body that I called a 'flip switch'. Think of the scenario where you drink something and it goes down the "wrong pipe".
What is the epiglottis?
This type of complex carbohydrate is found in plants
What is fiber?
Daily double!
Nutrients are absorbed through the walls of this part of the digestive system, that then diffuses into the bloodstream.
Name that part
What are the small intestines?
A student eats a meal containing chicken, brown rice, broccoli, and an apple. Name the four different MyPlate food groups represented in this meal.
What are proteins, grains, vegetables and fruits?
This portion of a food labels shows the total number of servings in a package
What are servings per container?
Final Jeopardy!
Having rice and beans put together in a meal creates this type of protein
What are complete proteins?