Nutrition vocabulary

The body's physical drive to eat, the NEED for food.

• Appetite

• Hunger

• Calorie

• Nutrients

The process by which your body takes in and uses food.

• Hunger

• Family

• Nutrition

• Minerals

Nutrients are

• fatty foods

• substances in food that your body needs to grow, repair itself, and supply your body with energy

• units of heat

• delicious bits of candy

The psychological DESIRE for food...

• Appetite

• Hunger

• Femur

• Carbohydrates

What is a unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food?

• Osteoporosis

• Hunger

• A column

• A calorie

Carbohydrates are

• made up of animal products

• bad for you

• Starches and SUGARS found in foods, your body's main source of energy

• illegal

What is a tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest?

• Fiber

• Carbohydrate

• Fat

• Vitamin

Which nutrient is used to build and maintain the body's cells and tissues?

• Fiber

• Protein

• Fats

• Lipids

Are saturated fats better for you than unsaturated fats?

• Yes

• No

Which nutrients are compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes?

• Minerals

• Water

• Oils

• Vitamins