WorksheetsBasics of Nutrition
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is Nutrition? (Pick all that are true)
The study of food
Eating healthy
A balance diet
Vitamins and minerals
Why is nutrition important?
(a)
Wellness in nutrition means:
Physical wellness
Emotional wellness
Spiritual wellness
Sports wellness
Obesity is a problem in the United States, what is the current adult obesity rate? (key word "adult")
32%
22%
42%
52%
Two critical components of wellness:
Nutrition
Physical Activity
Over eating
What are the six essential nutrients we need to survive?
(hint: answers are in pairs)
Vitamins and minerals
Water and carbohydrates
Proteins and fats
soda and chips
When we eat what is the bad fat called?
(hint: key word "bad")
Monounsaturated fats
Polysaturated fats
Fat
Saturated fats
How many total vitamins in all?
(a)
Carbohydrates are our main source of what key word?
(a)
What are the two sources of Protein we can eat from?
Plants
Spices
Gum
Animals
Our body is made of what percentage (%) of water?
70%
50%
75%
99%
Our body uses Protein to protect against:
(a)
What is the obesity % for ages 2 - 16?
(a)
Pick two(2) bad carbohydrates?
soda
squash
potatoes
candy
