unit 1 vocabulary

Question 1

Proteins

Answer 1

Nutrients needed to heal damaged cells

Question 2

Carbohydrates

Answer 2

Nutrients that give fiber to the body

Question 3

fats

Answer 3

Nutrients that give vitamins to your blood

Question 4

vitamins

Answer 4

nutrients that control cells

Question 5

nutrients

Answer 5

substances we need to grow

Question 6

balanced diet

Answer 6

having a variety of foods in your diet

Question 7

my plate

Answer 7

a chart showing the number of servings of food for one meal

Question 8

serving

Answer 8

a single portion of food

Question 9

dietary guidlines

Answer 9

suggestions for making good food choices

Question 10

cholesterol

Answer 10

a soft waxy substance in all of your body cells

Question 11

empty calories

Answer 11

calories from foods that have large amounts of fats and sugars but few other nutrients

Question 12

additive

Answer 12

a chemical food manufactures put in food during processing

Question 13

enrich

Answer 13

to add nutrients that were lost during processing of a food

Question 14

fortify

Answer 14

to add new nutrients to a food

Question 15

preservative

Answer 15

a food additive that keeps food from spoiling quickly

Question 16

ingredient

Answer 16

something that goes into making a food product

Question 17

eating disorder

Answer 17

a loss of control over normal eating patterns

Question 18

anorexia nervosa

Answer 18

an eating disorder in which a person does not eat enough food resulting in extreme and dangerous loss of weight

Question 19

bulimia

Answer 19

an eating disorder in which a person eats large amounts of food and then does not eat for a time or purges the food out of the body

Question 20

fad diet

Answer 20

a popular diet that may not be nutritionally sound