Macronutrients

Compounds that help to regulate body processes.

• Fats

• Vitamins

• Minerals

• Carbohydrates

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Nutrients that promote normal growth, give you energy, and keep your skin healthy. There are two types: saturated and unsaturated.

• Fat

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

• Nutrients

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The starches and sugars found in foods; esp. in plant based foods. They are the main source of energy.

• Fat

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

• Nutrients

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This macronutrient is a building block for the body's tissues

• Carbohydrate

• Fat

• Protein

• Vitamin

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Carbohydrates are stored in the muscles and liver as

• Glucose

• Glycogen

• Blood

• Lipids

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When Carbohydrates are consumed they bread down into ___________ in the body

• Starch, Sugar and Fiber

• Glucose

• Glycolosis

• Fat

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The primary function of protein is

• to provide energy.

• growth and maintenance of body tissue.

• primary source of energy for the brain & central nervous system.

• needed for cell metabolism.

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The primary function of carbohydrate is

• to provide energy.

• growth and maintenance of body tissue.

• to aid in transport & absorption of water-soluble vitamins.

• fluid balance.

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What are the three types of macronutrients?

• Protein, Fiber, Carbohydrate

• Protein, Carbohydrate, Fat

• Protein, Fiber, Sugar

• Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat

Foods that are rich in carbohydrates are:

• Rice, bread, pasta

• Eggs, milk, cheese

• Grains, nuts, seeds

• Chicken, beef, fish