Nutrition Flashcard 1

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Proteins, Amino acids, and Carbohydrates are all?

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Nutrients our body needs

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If I am eating a variety of foods then I have a better chance of not being

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nutrient deficient

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The process of taking in food and using it for energy, growth and good health is what?

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Nutrition

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Small units that make up a protein are called?

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Amino Acids

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Foods that are high in amino acids are? Options: Bread, potatoes, fruit; Fish, Dairy, Chicken, Beef; pasta, spinach, asparagus; rice, tortillas, corn

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Fish, Dairy, Chicken, Beef.

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Its important to reduce that amount of foods you eat that are high in fat, but your body needs some fat to?

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Function properly, build and maintain cell membranes, and feel full

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Carbs are good when

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They are used properly. Meaning before I do physical activity or in the morning.

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There are two types of carbs they are?

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Simple and complex

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Simple carbs consist of? Sugar, Honey, Fruit, milk products, Starches, potatoes, corn, rice, beans, vegetables

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Sugar, Honey, Fruit, milk products

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There are three types of fats they are? Saturated, trans, unsaturated, medium, small, big, fiber, super fat, carbohydrates

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Saturated, trans, unsaturated