Essential Nutrients

Which choice is NOT one of the essential nutrients?

• Protein
• Cholesterol
• Water
• Minerals

_____ is/are the body's main or 1st choice of energy

• Water
• Carbohydrates
• Protein
• Fats

Fish, nuts, oils and avocado are health sources of....

• Fiber
• Protein
• Minerals
• Fat

This essential nutrient helps repair skin and build muscle.

• Carbohydrates
• Protein
• Water
• Fat

Ashley is getting ready for her soccer game, which nutrient will give her body the main fuel for her game? 

• Fat
• Water
• Multi-vitamin
• Carbohydrates

Peanut Butter and Eggs are part of which of the following food group…

• Grains
• Protein
• Dairy
• Empty calories

This essential nutrient helps regulate body temperature, provide insulation, cushion vital organs and serve as a reserve supply of energy. 

• Minerals
• Carbohydrates
• Fats
• Vitamins

Calcium, along with phosphorus and magnesium, help bones grow and is particularly important during adolescence.  All of these underlined above are types of which essential nutrient?

• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Fats
• Proteins

What is nutrition?

• a measurement for the amount of energy in food
• the need for food
• the want for food
• the process by which the body takes in and uses food

Define Calorie

• a measurement for the amount of energy in food
• the need for food 
• the process by which the body takes in and uses food
• the want for food