Importance of Nutrition

Which of the following is NOT an influence on your nutrition?

• age

• emotions

• culture

• time and money

Fill in the blank: Hunger is a ________ drive to eat.

• big

• psychiatric

• physical

• psychological

Your nutrition and what you eat impacts which side of the health triangle the most?

• physical health

• mental & emotional health

• social health

Fill in the blank: Appetite is a ___________ desire to eat.

• psychological

• physical

• psychiatric

• bad

Commercials from Chili's showing their food up close, steaming, and appetizing is an example of what influence on nutrition?

• friends

• time and money

• culture

• advertisement

Which part of the nutrition label tells you what the information is based on and how much you should eat.

• calories

• serving size

• % Daily Value

When you drive by a McDonald's and start to crave a Big Mac that is known as....

• hunger

• appetite

• nutrition

A great example of "mindless eating" is

• eating a high carb meal before an athletic event

• eating popcorn at the movie theater

• eating breakfast every morning

Eating a variety of health foods can help prevent all of the following diseases EXCEPT

• cancer

• cardiovascular disease

• osteoporosis

• gout

A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food is known as

• saturated fat

• serving size

• calorie

• nutrition