Nutrition

What is a nutrient?

• a substance required in relatively large amounts 

• a substance in food that your body needs to grow, have energy, ad stay healthy.

• A substance required in trace amounts

• All of the above

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Which is an example of a macronutrient?

• Protein

• Fat

• Carbohydrate

• All of the above

Which is an example of a micronutient?

• Vitamin D

• Sodium

• Potassium

• All of the above

Carbohydrates can be classified as

• Simple and Complex

• Macronutrients and Micronutrients

• Water soluble and fat soluble

• None of the above

Proteins can be classified as

• Complex and simple

• Complete and incomplete

• Water soluble and fat soluble

• All of the above

Complete proteins...

• contain all 9 of the essential amino acids

• do not contain all 9 essential amino acids

• None of the above

• All of the above

Fats are classified as

• Saturated and unsaturated

• Complete and incomplete

• Complex and simple

• None of the above

What shape do saturated fats take at room temperature?

• Liquid

• Gas

• Solid

• It is hard to say

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Example of unsaturated fats is

• Margarine

• Pork fat

• Butter

• Olive oil

Example of saturated fats is

• Olive oil

• Pork fat

• Canola oil

• Feta cheese