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WorksheetsThe 6 Essential Nutrients
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Which one of these is NOT an essential nutrient?
Carbohydrates
Water
Fiber
Fat
Which foods are a source of Carbohydrates
Which option is NOT true about Fat?
Our body is mostly made of fat
Fat is the bodies stored energy
Fat is needed for vitamin storage
Saturated fat is solid at room temperature
Which foods are complete proteins?
What is the main function of minerals?
Minerals are the bodies stored energy
Minerals regulate body temperature
To build and repair cells and tissue
To assist in body processes that later become a part of you
How much water should you drink daily?
1 liter
1 gallon
Depends on age, gender, location, activity level
8 glasses
Which activities would be considered "sedentary?"
Walking Briskly
Playing video games
Gardening
Teaching/Lecturing
Which mineral can be found in your blood and muscle tissues?
Calcium
Protein
Iron
Blood
A carrot would be a good food source for...
Water
Vitamins
Fat
Protein
If you always eat 2000 calories and use 3000 calories, what will happen?
You'll gain weight
You'll gain muscle
You'll lose weight
Your weight won't change
What is the function of carbohydrates?
It is the body's stored energy
It is the body's preferred source of energy
It makes up your bone and muscle tissue
It helps us stay hydrated
What vitamins are fat soluble?
B vitamins
C vitamins
Vitamins ADEK
Iron
What are calories?
Nutrients
They determine if a food is healthy or not
Units of heat energy in food
The most important part of a nutrition label
What food(s) have nutritional value?
Salad dressing with a coconut oil base would belong where on a Food Pyramid?
Dairy
Protein
Fat
Fruits
What is hunger?
The desire for a particular type of food
The body's physical need for food
A craving for food
Which one of these foods is, or has, healthy fat?
We need (blank) to help us digest foods and rid the body of toxins
(a)
Which Nutrition Tool included a "fats and sweets" category
MyPlate
MyPyramid
The Food Pyramid
The Periodic Table
What are the 2 subcategories of Protein?
Complete
Amino Acids
Incomplete
Complex
Simple
