Nutrition Vocabulary

Moderation

• The avoidance of extreme amounts. A medium amount

• A set of directions for preparing food or drink

• carbohydrate

Portion

• An important and necessary substance that people need for growth

• The amount of food or drink eaten at a meal; a serving size

• Recipe

Recipe

• All the food that goes into your body

• The avoidance of extreme amounts

• A set of directions for preparing a food or drink item from a list of ingredients

Carbohydrate

• Organic compounds that include sugars and starches found in food and that are converted into energy by the body. Examples are bread, pasta, and rice.

• A set of directions for preparing a food or drink item from a list of ingredients

• Moderation

Protein

• The amount of food or drink eaten at a meal; a serving size

• Physical activity that helps improve health and maintain fitness

• An important and necessary substance that people need for the growth of muscle and other tissue. Examples are meat, eggs, and beans

Sodium

• An essential dietary mineral for the human body; consuming too much of it is harmful and can lead to swelling of the body, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Another word for Salt

• Carbohydrate

• Exercises designed to increase heart rate

Aerobics

• A set of directions for preparing a food or drink item from a list of ingredients

• The amount of food or drink eaten at a meal; a serving size

• Exercises designed to increase heart rate

Exercise

• Carbohydrates

• The throbbing of the arteries caused by the pumping of the heart; it can be most easily felt at the inner wrist and the side of the neck

• Physical activity that helps and maintain fitness

Pulse

• Moderation

• The amount of food or drink eaten at a meal; a serving size

• The throbbing of the arteries caused by the pumping of the heart; it can be most easily felt at the inner wrist and the side of the neck

Tone

• To strengthen and improve the quality of movement and appearance of muscles

• The avoidance of extreme amounts

• Moderation