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Essential Nutrients
Food Groups
Vocabulary
Serving Sizes
Miscellaneous
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The term to describe the energy you get from nutrients.
What are calories?
100
peaches, applesauce, oranges
What are fruits?
100
Weighing more than 20% above your recommended weight range.
What is obese?
100
For lunch, I ate a whole turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomato. How many servings of grains did I eat?
What is 2 servings?
100
True or false- Your nutrition affects your overall health?
What is true?
200
This vitamin helps your body fight germs that cause illness.
What is Vitamin C?
200
fish, beans, nuts
What is meat and beans/protein?
200
The substances in food that your body needs for normal growth, maintenance, and repair.
What are nutrients?
200
True/False- Americans usually eat more than the serving size shown on a nutrition facts label.
What is true?
200
This is the term used for when you don't replace the water you lose. You run the risk of drying out.
What is dehydration?
300
6 essential nutrients
What are Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Water, Vitamins, Minerals?
300
yogurt, cheese
What is milk/dairy?
300
You can find the number of servings of a food and how many calories and nutrients in each serving by looking at this.
What is Nutrition Facts Label?
300
True/False- I do not like fruits. Instead of eating fruits, I eat more vegetables. I am still eating a balanced meal.
What is false?
300
On the MyPyramid food guidance system, besides how much of a food you should eat, what is represented on the left side of the pyramid.
What is a man walking up stairs. You should be active for at least 60 minutes each day.
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These nutrients help build and heal body tissues. They also help build muscles.
What is protein?
400
asparagus, potatoes
What is vegetables?
400
This is the name of the food guidance system that can help you make healthy choices.
What is MyPyramid?
400
True or False- A piece of chicken or fish you eat should be the size of your palm.
What is true?
400
True or false- The food you eat must be broken down into a different form before your body can use it.
What is true?
500
2 foods that are a good source of each of the 6 essential nutrients.
What are Carbohydrates-breads, vegetables, rice Proteins-beans, nuts, cheese, eggs Fats- Avocado, salad dressing, olive oil Vitamins-Orange juice, carrots, broccoli Minerals-spinach, milk
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oatmeal, crackers
What is grains?
500
These store energy and protect nerves.
What is fats?
500
fruit 2-4 vegetables 3-5 grains 6-11 proteins 2-3 dairy 2-3
What is How many servings I should eat everyday from each group?
500
The process of digestion.
What is your teeth grind up foods into small pieces, they travel down your esophagus to your stomach. In the stomach it mixes with acids. It moves into the small intestines where nutrients are absorbed into the body. Then it goes into the large intestines where water is absorbed. Finally, our body gets rid of the waste.