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The 6 Essential Nutrients

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

Which one of these is NOT an essential nutrient?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Water

c)

Fiber

d)

Fat

2.

Which foods are a source of Carbohydrates

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Which option is NOT true about Fat?

a)

Our body is mostly made of fat

b)

Fat is the bodies stored energy

c)

Fat is needed for vitamin storage

d)

Saturated fat is solid at room temperature

4.

Which foods are complete proteins?

a)
b)
c)
5.

What is the main function of minerals?

a)

Minerals are the bodies stored energy

b)

Minerals regulate body temperature

c)

To build and repair cells and tissue

d)

To assist in body processes that later become a part of you

6.

How much water should you drink daily?

a)

1 liter

b)

1 gallon

c)

Depends on age, gender, location, activity level

d)

8 glasses

7.

Which activities would be considered "sedentary?"

a)

Walking Briskly

b)

Playing video games

c)

Gardening

d)

Teaching/Lecturing

8.

Which mineral can be found in your blood and muscle tissues?

a)

Calcium

b)

Protein

c)

Iron

d)

Blood

9.

A carrot would be a good food source for...

a)

Water

b)

Vitamins

c)

Fat

d)

Protein

10.

If you always eat 2000 calories and use 3000 calories, what will happen?

a)

You'll gain weight

b)

You'll gain muscle

c)

You'll lose weight

d)

Your weight won't change

11.

What is the function of carbohydrates?

a)

It is the body's stored energy

b)

It is the body's preferred source of energy

c)

It makes up your bone and muscle tissue

d)

It helps us stay hydrated

12.

What vitamins are fat soluble?

a)

B vitamins

b)

C vitamins

c)

Vitamins ADEK

d)

Iron

13.

What are calories?

a)

Nutrients

b)

They determine if a food is healthy or not

c)

Units of heat energy in food

d)

The most important part of a nutrition label

14.

What food(s) have nutritional value?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Salad dressing with a coconut oil base would belong where on a Food Pyramid?

a)

Dairy

b)

Protein

c)

Fat

d)

Fruits

16.

What is hunger?

a)

The desire for a particular type of food

b)

The body's physical need for food

c)

A craving for food

17.

Which one of these foods is, or has, healthy fat?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

We need (blank) to help us digest foods and rid the body of toxins

(a)  

19.

Which Nutrition Tool included a "fats and sweets" category

a)

MyPlate

b)

MyPyramid

c)

The Food Pyramid

d)

The Periodic Table

20.

What are the 2 subcategories of Protein?

a)

Complete

b)

Amino Acids

c)

Incomplete

d)

Complex

e)

Simple