Chapter 1

Question 1

LO2

What are the 6 classes of nutrients?

Answer 1

1) water
2) carbohydrates
3) fat
4) protein
5) vitamins
6) minerals

Question 2

What makes a nutrient be considered “organic”?

Answer 2

it contains carbon
is derived from living things

Question 3

What are the 4 classes of Organic Nutrients?

Answer 3

1) carbohydrates
2) fat
3) protein
4) vitamins

Question 4

What are the 4 energy-yielding nutrients?
which nutrient also providdes building materials for cells?
which is considered a toxin?

And how many calories do each provide per gram?

Answer 4

1) carbohydrates (4cal/g)
2) fat (9cal/g)
3) protein (4cal/g)
- provides energy as well as building materials for cells
4) alcohol (toxin)

Question 5

Vitamins and Minerals:

1) energy-yielding or not?
2) how are they used in the body? What do they do?

Answer 5

2) not energy-yielding
3) act as regulators, assisting body systems to maintain life

Question 6

What are Essential Nutrients?
What classes of nutrients are they found in?
What happens if there is not enough of a nutrient?

Answer 6

nutrients that the body cannot make itself
found in all classes of nutrients
if not ingested, results in deficiencies

Question 7

What are considered Basic Foods (Whole Foods)

Answer 7

foods that form the base of a nutritious diet
milk products, meat, fruits and veggies, grains

Question 8

What are Enriched or Fortified Foods?

Answer 8

Foods in which additional nutrients have been added

Question 9

What are Functional Foods?

Answer 9

Foods that provide nutrients and non-nutrients that can help defend against diseases
really applies to all foods

Question 11

What are Partitioned Foods?

Answer 11

Foods composed of part of Whole Foods
Contain a lot of calories and very few nutrients
(butter, sugar, corn oil)

Question 12

What are processed Foods?

Answer 12

Foods subject to any processing (milling, addition of additives)

Question 13

What are Staple Foods?

Answer 13

Foods used frequently or daily (rice or potatoes)

Question 14

What are the 5 qualities of a nutritious diet?

Answer 14

1) adequacy
2) balance
3) calorie control
4) moderation
5) variety

Question 15

What are the 6 steps in the process of change

Answer 15

1) Precontemplation
2) Contemplation
3) Preparation
4) Action
5) Maintenance
6) Adoption/ Moving On

Question 16

LO1 Define the Common Nutrition Terms

1) Health
2) Nutrition
3) Diet
4) Food
5) Nutrients

Answer 16

1) state of human body when it functions optimally without disease
2) study of nutrients in food and human behaviour related to food
3) food and beverages a person ingests
4) substance that the body can use to stay alive and healthy
5) components in food that are essential to body functions