Nutrition Game

A protein containing all 9 indispensable amino acids in the correct proportions needed to support life

• Nutrient

• Protein

• Complete Protein

• Essential Nutrient

A protein missing 1 or more of the indispensable amino acids

• Incomplete Protein

• Hydrogenation

• Lipid

• Trans fat

The study of foods, their components, and how the body processes and utilizes them

• Nutrient

• Carbohydrate

• DRI

• Nutrition

A white, pasty, fat-like substance found in the bloodstream and cells

• Cholesterol

• Lipid

• Triglyceride

• Calorie

The most energy- dense nutrient humans consume

• Trans Fat

• Calorie

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

The unit used to measure the amount of energy contained in foods

• Calorie- dense food

• Essential fatty acid

• Calorie

• Lipid

A chain of various amino acids forming a molecule

• Protein

• Hydrogenation

• DRI

• Triglyceride

A good that provides vitamins, minerals, and other substances that might have beneficial health effects, while supplying relatively few calories

• Essential fatty acid

• Calorie-dense food

• Nutrient-dense food

• DRI

A substance in food that the body uses for energy, growth, and to regulate various functions

• Complete Protein

• Nutrition

• Lipid

• Nutrient

A nutrient that the body cannot make and must be supplied by diet

• Complete Protein

• Essential nutrient

• Cholesterol

• Triglyceride