Nutrition

____________ is the bodies main energy source. They are sugars and starches that occur naturally in foods.

• Carboyhydrates

• Protein

• Water

• Fats

___________ are nutrients your body uses to build, repair, and maintain cells and tissues.

• Carboyhydrates

• Protein

• Water

• Fats

__________ promote healthy skin and normal cell growth, and they carry vitamins D, E, and K to wherever they are needed

• Carbohydrates

• Protein

• Water

• Fats

____________ are substances that help your body fight infections and use other nutrients.

• Carbohydrates

• Protein

• Vitamins

• Fats

___________ are elements that help you form healthy bones and teeth, regulate certain body process.

• Carboyhdrates

• Vitamins

• Minerals

• fats

Why is water important to health?

• It helps you to be dehyrated

• Water helps you absorb and digest food, regulate body temperature, and carries nutrients and oxygen to cells.

• Water builds tissues and cells

• Water is the main source of energy that the body uses.

According to the food pyramid, what two groups should we be eating most?

• Dairy and meat and beans

• Fruits and dairy

• Vegetables and Fruits

• Grains and vegetables

What five components make up the MyPlate and the suggestions of how our plate of food should look?

• Water, carbs, fat, protein, and vitamins

• Dairy, veggies, protein, fruits, grains

• Dairy, apples, cucumbers, orange juice, and apple juice

Why should we know how to read a nutrition label?

• so that we can make sensible food choices

• nutrition labels are not important

Why can sugar be a health problem?

• Sugar is sweet and it is not a health problem

• Sugar can be addicting and so it is easy to consume too much of it.

• It hydrates your body

• Because it builds muscle in the body.