Basic Nutrition Flashcards

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What are the 6 food groups?

A
  1. Bread and cereals
  2. Vegetables
  3. fruits
  4. proteins
  5. fats and oils (lipids)
  6. Empty kilojoule
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2
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What are saturated fats?

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  • Animal fats
  • Blocks arteries with LDL cholesterol (LDL = Low-density lipoproteins)
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3
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What are unsaturated fats?

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  • Plant Fats (and fish)
  • Unblocks arteries
  • HDL Cholesterol (High-density lipoproteins)
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4
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What are the 6 nutrients?

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  1. Proteins
  2. Carbohydrates
  3. Lipids
  4. Water
  5. Vitamins
  6. Minerals
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5
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What are some food traps?

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  1. Fast foods
  2. Lazy food preps (Pre-made meals)
  3. Advertisements
  4. Lack of education
  5. Lack of money
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6
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What are the south african dietary guidelines??

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  • Variety of foods
  • be active
  • lots of water
  • starchy food bases
  • fruit and veg every day
  • regularly eat lentils, beans,
    peas, soya
  • proteins every day
  • salt sparingly
  • fats sparingly
  • if drinking alcohol, drink
    sensibly
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7
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Fat-soluble substances

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Dissolves in fat and is stored in fat

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8
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Water-soluble substances

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Dissolves in water and is absorbed but will not be stored

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