Food And Nutrition Term 1 Flashcards
What is hygiene?
The science of health and keeping well
What is personal hygiene?
Personal hygiene is the cleanliness of a person
What is kitchen hygiene?
The preparation, cooking, serving and storage of food
What is nutrition?
The study of nutrients and how the body uses them
What is health?
The complete social, mental and physical well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What is food?
Food is any liquid or solid which one eaten and absorbed will provide the body with one or more nutrients
What is a diet?
A diet is a type of food that a person usually eats
What is a balanced diet?
A balanced diet is food that contains all the nutrients in the correct proportion
What is a micro-nutrient?
These are the nutrients that are needed in relatively small amounts they are vitamins and minerals
What are macro-nutrients?
These are the nutrients that are needed in relatively large amounts or quantities and they are carbohydrates fats and proteins and water
What are the four nutrients the body needs in large amounts?
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats and oils and water
What are the atoms that make up carbs?
Carbon,hydrogen,oxygen
What do carbs providing do?
Carbohydrates provide energy, spare protein , provide glycogen resumes for liver muscles
What is malnutrition?
A condition that results from lack of sufficient nutrients in the body
What is over nutrition
I state in which nutritional intake greatly exceeds the bodies needs
