06 FAC NUTRITION - Updated Fall 25

Carbohydrates

• Nutrients that a major source of your body's fuel; found in fruits, vegetables, grains
• The box on food packages that lists ingredients and nutrients.
• A guide that shows the right balance of different food groups you should eat.
• Sweeteners that are put into foods or drinks during processing or cooking.

Dietary Fiber

• Plant material that keeps your digestive system healthy and helps you feel full.
• Food grown or made without artificial chemicals like pesticides or fertilizers.
• Foods that give a lot of vitamins and minerals without much added sugar or fat.
• A way to measure how much energy food gives your body.

Fats

• Nutrients that give long-lasting energy and help your body use vitamins.
• Believing you either succeed completely or fail completely, with no middle ground.
• The recommended amount of each nutrient people should try to get in one day.
• Tips from experts about how to eat in healthy ways.

Fat-Soluble Vitamins

• Vitamins that mix with fat and can be stored in the body for later use.
• A tool that compares weight and height to see if they match a healthy range.
• Sickness caused by eating food with harmful germs or toxins.
• Foods or drinks that give energy but very little nutrition.

Glucose

• A type of sugar that powers the brain and nervous system.
• Substances that make the body lose water quickly through urination.
• A label showing that an ingredient is approved as safe to eat or drink.
• When the immune system reacts strongly to a food and causes harmful symptoms.

Minerals

• Natural substances from food and water that keep the body working properly.
• Popular but extreme eating plans that promise fast results and can be unsafe.
• The box on food packages that lists ingredients and nutrients.
• Trouble digesting certain foods, which can make someone feel sick or uncomfortable.

Added Sugars

• Sweeteners that are put into foods or drinks during processing or cooking.
• The process of turning food into energy to keep the body alive and active.
• Food grown or made without artificial chemicals like pesticides or fertilizers.
• Not getting enough important nutrients to stay healthy.

Calories

• A way to measure how much energy food gives your body.
• Nutrients that a major source of your body's fuel; found in fruits, vegetables, grains
• Believing you either succeed completely or fail completely, with no middle ground.
• A guide that shows the right balance of different food groups you should eat.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

• Tips from experts about how to eat in healthy ways.
• Plant material that keeps your digestive system healthy and helps you feel full.
• A tool that compares weight and height to see if they match a healthy range.
• Foods that give a lot of vitamins and minerals without much added sugar or fat.

Empty Calories

• Foods or drinks that give energy but very little nutrition.
• Nutrients that give long-lasting energy and help your body use vitamins.
• Substances that make the body lose water quickly through urination.
• The recommended amount of each nutrient people should try to get in one day.