WorksheetsNutrition Cul 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 39mins
Which of the following influence why people eat and the way that they eat?
Hunger
Culture
Emotions
Cost
Nutrition
What is nutrition?
The study of how your body uses lipids.
The study of how your body uses the food you eat to keep you healthy.
Nutrients and their sources
What kind of diet you follow.
What is a nutrient?
the chemical substance that regulates your hormones
the natural chemical found in processed food
the chemical you need to regulate your weight
the chemical substance in food that helps maintain the body and supply you with energy.
What are the 6 essential nutrients?
Vitamins, Minerals, Water, Protein, Fat, and (a)
Vitamins are:
Delicious!
Compounds found in food that regulate body processes
Not really important if you are pregnant
something only athletes need in their food
What are two types of vitamins?
________ soluble & ________soluble
(a)
What is the function of Vitamin E?
(a)
What are two food sources for Vitamin A?
Name ONE deficiency that can occur if you don't get enough Vitamin E.
What are TWO food sources of Vitamin B3.
What is ONE deficiency you may get if you don't get enough Vitamin B3.
Minerals are :
are expensive.
things that make food taste great.
nutrients that regulate many chemical reactions in the body.
Minerals are found naturally in rocks & soil.
Is Magnesium considered a NEEDED mineral or a TRACE mineral?
(a)
Is Flouride considered a NEEDED mineral or a TRACE mineral?
(a)
What is considered a good MEAT source of Iron?
(a)
List ONE sympton of an iron deficiency:
How much of our bodies are made up of water?
40-50%
50-60%
55-60%
60-65%
What is the primary function of protien in our body?
The primary function of carbohydrates is
makes for good skin and hair
keeps our joints lubricated
builds muscle
provided energy
What is another name for fat?
What are the functions of fat in our body?
provides energy
insulalation
provides a way for us to use fat soluble vitamins
protects organs
What are trans fats AND why are they so bad for us?
Fats that are liquid at room temperature are healthy for us?
True
False
The process of hydrogenation in oil creates trans fats
True
False
List the 5 categories of food that are represented on the My Plate model that we saw in our PPT
