7th Grade Nutrition Basics

Match the following

• proteins

• when you do not get enough of a particular nutrient

• sodium

• a nutrient in your body, and you taste it in your sweat, AKA salt

• nutrients

• nutrients your body uses to build, repair, and maintain cells and tissues

• deficiency

• a measure of nutrient content in food, high in nutritional value

• nutrient density

• substances in food that your body needs

Match the following

• empty-calories

• the psychological desire for food

• nutrition

• foods that offer few, if any, nutrients but do supply many calories

• calories

• the body’s physical need for food

• appetite

• the unit measurement of energy amount in food, or the energy burned

• hunger

• the study of nutrients and how the body uses them

Fill in the blank with a word from the ( ).

Carbohydrates are sugars and (salts, starches) that occur naturally in foods, mainly in plants.

(Cholesterol, Fiber) is a special type of complex carbohydrate found in raw fruits, vegetables, and whole grains that we cannot digest.

• cholesterol

• fiber

Proteins are made up of chemical building blocks called (amino acids, simple sugars).

• amino acids

• simple sugars

Fill in the blank with an option form the ( ).

Saturated fats are fats that are (solid, liquid) at room temperature.

Fill in the blank with the words from the ( ).

(Saturated, Trans) fats are fats that have been processed by hydrogenation.

(Calcium, Cholesterol) is a fatty substance found in the blood.

• calcium

• cholesterol

(Minerals, Vitamins) can be either water-soluble or fat-soluble.

• minerals

• vitamins

Health experts agree that the most important meal of the day is (breakfast, lunch, dinner).

• Breakfast

• Lunch

• Dinner