Nutrition

Question 1

Servings of dairy per day

Answer 1

2-3

Question 2

Amount of meat/poultry/fish per day

Answer 2

< 6oz

Question 3

Servings of bread/cereal/pasta per day

Answer 3

6-11

Question 4

Servings of fruit per day

Answer 4

2-4

Question 5

Servings of vegetables per day

Answer 5

3-5

Question 6

Amount of fats/oils per day

Answer 6

6-8 teaspoons

Question 7

Needed nutrients

Answer 7

fats, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water

Question 8

What is a calorie

Answer 8

Unit used to measure the amount of energy in food

Question 9

What is the function of energy

Answer 9

Used to do work, maintain body functions, growth and repair

Question 10

What is a simple carbohydrate

Answer 10

Sugars like candy, mainly artificial

Question 11

What is a complex carbohydrate

Answer 11

Starches such as grains and vegetables

Question 12

How many calories does a gram of carbohydrates have

Answer 12

4

Question 13

What percentage of your diet should be carbohydrates?

Answer 13

55-60%

Question 14

What can be classified as a high-fat food

Answer 14

Any food that lists “fat calories” as more than 30% of the total calories per serving

Question 15

How long does it take carbohydrates to digest?

Answer 15

1-2 hours

Question 16

What is something only proteins do?

Answer 16

make new cells and rebuild tissue

Question 17

How many calories are in a gram of protein?

Answer 17

4

Question 18

What percentage of your diet should be protein?

Answer 18

12-15%

Question 19

How long does protein take to digest

Answer 19

2-3 hours

Question 20

How many calories does it take to build 1 pound of lean body tissue

Answer 20

2500

Question 21

what are proteins made up of

Answer 21

building blocks of amino acids

Question 22

how many calories are in one gram of fat

Answer 22

9

Question 23

what percentage of your diet should be fat

Answer 23

25%, less than 10% saturated

Question 24

how long does it take for fat to digest

Answer 24

4-5 hours

Question 25

Where is fat stored

Answer 25

in fat cells

Question 26

when is fat burned

Answer 26

during aerobic activity

Question 27

how many calories is one pound of fat

Answer 27

3500

Question 28

what are the three types of fat

Answer 28

saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated

Question 29

examples of saturated fat

Answer 29

animal fats, coconut oil, palm oil, and palm kernel oil

Question 29

what is saturated fat

Answer 29

“bad fat” that clogs vessels

Question 30

what is polyunsaturated fat

Answer 30

“good fat” that cleans the blood

Question 31

examples of polyunsaturated fat

Answer 31

safflower, sunflower, corn oils, and cold water fish

Question 32

what is monounsaturated fat

Answer 32

“neutral fat”

Question 33

examples of monounsaturated fat

Answer 33

olive, peanut, and canola oil, and poultry

Question 34

how are trans fats formed

Answer 34

when vegetable oils are processed (margarine, shortening, snack foods)