Eating Responsibly Quiz

The substances in food that your body needs to function properly are called:

• nutrients

• digestion

• fat

• diet

Digestion is:

• a pattern

  of eating that includes what a person eats, how much a person

  eats, and how often a person eats

• The substances in food that your body needs to function properly

• the study of how our bodies use the food we eat

  to maintain our health

• the process of breaking down food into a form

  your body can use

Nutrition is:

• substances in food that your body needs to function properly

• the study of how our bodies use the food we eat

  to maintain our health

• the process of breaking down food into a form

  your body can use

• all of the above

The pattern

of eating that includes what a person eats, how much a person

eats, and how often a person eats is called:

• Nutrients

• Protein

• Nutrition

• Diet

Influences on your diet include:

• Your family's traditions

• Cost of food

• What your friends eat

• all of the above

There are 9 essential nutrients our bodies need

• True

• False

Calories are

• a pattern

  of eating that includes what a person eats

• The process of converting the energy in food

  into energy your body can use

• The amount of energy your body gets from

  a food

• the process of breaking down food into a form

  your body can use

Your __________ is relatively fast when you are young, and slows down as you get older.

• Calories

• Diet

• Metabolism

• none of the above

The body's main source of energy are

• Carbohydrates

• Fats

• Proteins

• Sugars

Diets that have too much fat have been linked to: (select all that apply)

• weight gain

• muscle gain

• heart disease

• none of the above