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WorksheetsUnderstanding Nutrition and Its Components
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
The Study of how the body uses food
Physiology
Health Science
Nutrition
Calories
Nutrients
Macro and Micro substances the body needs to be healthy
Vitamins and Minerals not found in processed foods
13 Amino Acids found in complete proteins
Enriched Molecules
Fiber
Really has zero nutritional value - meaning no nutrients
Is essential for healthy digestion
Primarily found in fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes
A,B and C
Nutrition
The Study of how the body uses food
The importance of eating well
What sick people are lacking
The study of health and digestion
Calorie
What we use to measure how much energy we will get from a food
Term used to describe products nutritional value
Measures the amount of sugar in a processed food
What makes us gain too much weight
The part of plant foods that we cannot digest, so it passes through our bodies cleaning as it goes
Fiber
Complex Carbohydrate
Cytoplasm
Amino Acid
The emblem used by the government which has changed a few times that shows us what foods we should eat the most of, all the way to what foods we should eat the least of
Food Chart
Dept of Health Chart
Food Pyramid
FDA Nutritional Data
Term used when nutrients are added to a food that already contains nutrients
Enriched
Nutritionally Enhanced
Moderated
Fortified
A chemical element found in food needed for growth, healing, energy and maintenance
Phosphorus
Sodium
Nutrient
Fiber
Term for Enjoying ALL foods (even ultra processed rarely), but in a way that is balanced
moderation
balanced diet
dietary guidelines
Pig-Out
"Complete" proteins are proteins which contain:
All 6 nutrients
Essential Amino Acids
All of the B Complex vitamins
Enough Fat to digest the protein
Someone who abstains from any product where an animal product was used
Vegan
Plant Based Dieter
Vegetarian
Octo-Ovo Vegetarian
An edible substance made through food manufacturing that has removed all nutrients, then added man made nutrients back in is said to be:
Fortified
Enhanced
Ruined
Enriched
Food Labels tell us what percent each nutrient in the product has for our daily needs. This is based on :
The Food Pyramid
Individual Needs
FDA Guidelines
Daily values
If a food label shows a serving is 170 calories and has 40% of the daily vitamin C needed, what do we need to check next on the label to get the total?
Number of Servings in the package
If it has any other nutritional value
Trans Fat total
Carbohydrates
A waxy substance found in animal foods as well as in our own bodies. It is essential for us, but too much can lead to many problems.
Fat
Epoxy
Cholesterol
Carbs
Why is it important to eat a bunch of different foods throughout our week?
To get a balance of all the different nutrients
To learn to like all foods
To see what recipes we like best
To learn how to shop and cook
Lack of specific nutrient
Nutritional Need
Nutrient Deficiency
Vegan Disorder
Cholesterol Syndrome
A vegetarian who also chooses to eat eggs and dairy
Liberal Vegan
American Vegetarian
A-typical Vegetarian
Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian
Set of Suggestions to help us choose a diet that promotes good health
Food Pyramid
FDA Chart
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Health Publication by FDA
Fact: Everything you consume:
Is either healing you or hurting you
Is filtered by your pancreas
Your skin shows by glowing or being dull
Is washed through your body by water in the blood
If bread or cereal states it is "enriched" you should:
Enjoy it but only in small amounts not very often
Eat it for all those vitamins
Also read the ingredients to see if you really want to be eating it
Never eat enriched products
Where are the healthiest foods in the grocery store located?
In the center aisles
By the check out
Along the sides and back of the store - or the "perimeter" of the store
In the produce department
Vitamins, Minerals, Water, Fats/Lipids, Proteins and Carbohydrates
The 6 essentials
6 nutrients
The macro nutrients
The micro nutrients
Meats and Eggs are
Complete proteins
Contain all 13 Amino Acids
Contain Essential nutrition our bodies cannot make
All the above
"Essential" means:
Gotta have it right now
We have to eat it because the body cannot make it
Foods related to amino acids
Water Holding Foods
Beta Carotene can be found in these foods:
Sweet Potatoes and Carrots
Kiwis
Oranges
Citrus Fruits
Citrus Fruits are high in:
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Iron
Fruit Juice
Vitamin needed for blood clotting so you don't bleed to death or bleed too much!
Vitamin D
Vitamin K
Vitamin A
Vitamin B12
The body's main source of energy that it can get to and use the easiest
Sugar
Carbohydrates
Ketosis
Protein
The bad types of stress cause the body to release the hormone _______ which causes the body to put fat around our vital organs
B
Cortisol
Cholesterol
Hemoglobin
Red meat and Dark Green leafy vegetables give us this that gives us energy because it allows our blood cells to carry oxygen!
Sugar
Cholesterol
Vitamin C
Iron
If your eyes take an extra long time adjusting to a dark room, like a movie theater, you might be low in which vitamin?
C
A
D
K
If someone is healing slowly and gets sick easily, they might be low in which vitamin?
D
K
B
C
You cannot have healthy muscles and be strong and limber without this:
Protein
Vitamin K
Minerals
9 hours of sleep
How many ounces of water should the average person drink daily?
12 glasses
a gallon
8 eight ounce cups
44 ounce cup
What did the food manufacturers do decades ago that began making people fat?
Making foods low fat and adding sugar
Advertising processed foods
promoted McDonalds and fast foods
Began selling foods in foil bags
Two foods which absorb germs and bacteria easily and should not be left out
Melons and grapes
Onions and Watermelons
Potatoes and Mayo
Anything with eggs and also potatoes
