Home Ec Xxx Flashcards
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What are the functions of food (4)
To keep your body warm
To keep your body away from disease
To give you energy
To help the body grow.
What are factors effector food choose (9)
Lifestyle Nutritional value Cost Culture Religion Availability Food in season Advertisement Dis/likes
What is a nutrient What is a composition What is a source What is a function What is the rda
A chemical in food that nourishes the body That the nutrient is made of A food that contains the nutrient What the nutrient does to the body Recommended daily allowance
How many nutrients are there and name them
6 Minerals Fats Vitamins Carbohydrates Water Proteins
What are macronutrients or micronutrients and give examples of each
Macro- nutrients that you need large amounts of {carbohydrates, protein, fats}
Micro- nutrients that you don’t need so much of {vitamins and minerals}
What is protein made up of
Amino acids
What are amino acids
What are they made up of.
Small units that attacht together like beads and they are made up of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen.
What kind of food have HBV protein
Foods that contains all essential amino acids
Where do HBV protein foods come from and LBV protein
HBV protein- beans
LBV protein - plants/lentils
Foods that contain hbv protein (6)
Meat Fish Eggs Milk Soya beans Quorn
Foods that contain LBV protein (6)
PeAs Beans Lentils Nuts Whole cereal s Musli
Name the 4 functions of protein
Helps body cells to grow
Helps body to repair
Forms hormones and enzymes
Protein is used for heat and energy
What is th rda of protein
1g for every kg of weight
What a re fats made up of
Fatty acids and glycerol
What is each molecules of glycerol attached to
3 fatty acids
What elements are in glycerol and fatty acids
Carbon hydrogen and oxygen
Where do un/saturated fats usually come from
Sat- animal sources
Unsat- plant and marine sources
Name 6 sources of saturated fats
Butter Milk/cream Cheese Eggs Meet Suet
Name 5 unsaturated fats
Sunflower oil Olive oil Nuts Seeds Unsaturated margarine Fish oils Oily fish
What are the 5 functions of fat
Provides heat and energy Contain vit A,D,E A layer under skin keeps us warm Protect delicate organs Delay hunger
What are carbohydrates made up of (3)
Simple sugars
Simple sugars formed together to make starch
Carbon hydrogen and oxygen
Name the 3 groups carbohydrates divide into
Sugars
Startches
Dietary fibres
