Grade 10 Nutritent Body Image Flashcards
Serving size for vegetables and fruit
7 servings
Servings size for grain products
6 servings
Serving size for milk and alternatives
3-4 servings
Serving size for meat and alternatives
2 servings
What is the definition of carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are the starch and sugars found in a food.
Made up of carbon, oxygen,and hydrogen
What is the definition of nutrition
Process which let’s the body take in and uses the food
Definition of nutrients
Substances in food that body needs to function properly to grow and repair itself and give you energy
Definition of hunger
Natural drive that protects you from starvation
Definition of appetite
A desire to eat rather than a need to eat
Deffinitin Cholesterol
Fatty like substance produced in the liver only in animal organs
Deffinitin of protein
Nutrients that help build and maintain the body tissue
Definition of amino acids
Substances that make body protein
Definition of glucose
A simple sugar and the chefs fuel
Definition of vitamins
Compounds that help regulate many vital body processes including the digestion obsorbation and metabolism of other nutrients
Definition of minerals
Inorganic substances that can’t manufacture, but acts as catalyst