Nutrition Flashcards
List the groups of foods
fruits, dairy, grains, protein, fats sweets oils, veggies
What is the difference between saturated fats and unsaturated fat?
Saturated fats- solid fat at room temperature
Unsaturated fats- liquid fat at room temperature
What provides no energy to the body directly, but helps unleash energy stored in foods?
Vitamin
What does a lacto vegetarian restrict?
excludes eggs, fish, poultry, and meat
What does a vegan restrict?
excludes all foods of animal origin
What does a semi-vegetarian restrict?
excludes all red meat
What does an ovo-lacto vegetarian restrict?
excludes fish, poultry and red meat
What does protein do for the body?
growth
The _________ are recommendations for diet choices for healthy americans who are 2 years of age or older
dietary guidelines
What is the sum of the process by which we consume and use food?
nutrition
A unit of energy produced by food is called a what?
calorie
What is a vitamin?
a nutrient that helps the body use carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. They provide no energy to the body directly but help unleash energy stored in C, P, and F
What is a mineral?
a nutrient that regulates many chemical reactions in the body
What is the physiological need for food?
hunger
What is the rate at which food is converted into energy in body cells?
metabolism