Nutrition Review

General Nutrition

100

What is the significance of calcium in the body?

Helps develop strong bones/teeth and prevents the occurrence of osteoporosis in the future 

200

They are a unit of measure. The energy you get from food.

calories 

300

Which type of fat is a necessary component of any diet? 

unsaturated fats 

400

What are some of the health benefits of having healthy fats in your diet? 

Increased energy/stamina, improved brain function, and speeding up recovery and healing processes 

500

The pancreas produces what hormone in response to rising glucose levels? This hormone converts excess glucose into fat.

Insulin. 

Food Groups

100

This food group contains seeds and provides the body with many vitamins and electrolytes 

Fruits

200

What portion of each meal should be made up of fruits and vegetables? 

half of your plate. 

300

Beans and peas are part of these food groups.

Vegetables and protein 

400

This food group provides the building block for all of your cells.

Proteins 

500

This food group is our main source of energy

Carbohydrates 

Vitamins/Minerals

100

Name an example of a vitamin

answers will vary

200

Name an example of a mineral

answers will vary

300

What are vitamins role in the body? What are some functions they do for the body?

Answers will vary

400

What are mineral's role in the body? What are some functions they do for the body?

answers will vary

500

Name a food with high amount of vitamins or minerals

answers will vary

Fad Diets

100

True or false, losing weight a lot of weight in a short amount of time is healthy.

False

200

Name atleast ONE of the fad diet components

Lose weight super-fast!

Eliminate one or multiple food groups

Promote a certain “super, cure all” food

Has marketing support, but no scientific or dietician support

All one food/liquid 

300

Name an example of a fad diet

Answers will vary: keto, juice cleanses, paleo, whole 30, atkins, etc...

400

What is one thing that fad diets usually tend to neglect with regards to weight loss?

exercise, genetics, health history

500

If you do need to lose weight, what is the safest way to do it?

Talk to a doctor or licensed health professional

Misc.

100

what is the number one song in the country right now?

Stay by the kid leroi and justin beiber

200

Which netflix show just became the most watched TV show?

Squid Game

300

What goes through towns and over hills but never moves?

Roads 

400

What is the only mammal that can truly fly?

The bat.

500

The seahawks played this team yesterday

Pittsburg Steelers