What's On Your Plate? Flashcards
What is the food we eat?
Our diet.
What is the food a nutrient is found in?
The source.
What is the exercise we do?
Physical activity.
What is a disorder caused by gaining excessive weight?
Obesity.
What is the process which causes tooth decay?
Dental caries.
What is balancing the food we eat with physical activity?
Energy balance.
What is the yellow part of the food plate called?
Bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods.
What is the blue part of the food plate called?
Milk and dairy foods.
What is the purple part of the food plate called?
Foods and drinks high in fat and/or sugar.
What is the pink part of the food plate called?
Meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein.
What is the green part of the eat well plate called?
Fruit and vegetables.
Which nutrients do adolescents need?
Protein, carbohydrates, fat, calcium, iron, vitamin C and non starch polysaccharide (nsp).
What are the main nutrients in starchy foods?
Starchy carbohydrate, protein, whole grain provides nsp.
What are the main nutrients in fruit and veg?
Nsp and vitamin C.
What are the main nutrients in milk and dairy foods?
Protein, calcium and fat.
What are the main nutrients in meat, fish, eggs and beans?
Protein, iron and fat.
What are the main nutrients in food and drinks high in fat and sugar?
Sugary carbohydrates and fat.
What are calories?
A measure of energy.
What could eating more calories than we burn result in?
Obesity.
Fat is a very concentrated source of energy. What does this mean?
Fat provides lots of energy per gram. We only need small amounts of it.
Where should we get our energy from, starchy foods or sugary foods?
Starchy foods.
What will eating excessive amounts of sugar lead to?
Obesity and diabetes type two.
What can happen to our waste if we do not get enough nsp?
A hard mass which is difficult to get rid of.
What can a lack of nsp lead to in the long term?
Bowel cancer.
What is a substance is found in the body that has a specifics unction in the body?
Nutrient.
