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Nutrition Pre Assessment
What does each term mean? -Or- How does each term relate to nutrition?
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Rules: Pick a Partner For each number, write down the person, place, or thing that it represents. Make sure to discuss your answers quietly as you are competing with the class for a wicked awesome prize!
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#1 Nutrition
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#2 Calories
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#3 Nutrients
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#4 Carbohydrates ~~~ 1 gram = __ calories
Proteins ~~~ 1 gram = __ calories Fats (Lipids) ~~~ 1 gram = __ calories
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#5 Carbohydrates
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#6 Fats or Lipids
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#7 Proteins
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#8 Vitamins
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#9 Minerals
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#10 Water
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Answers!! Trade your paper with another group
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Nutrition The science of food & how it is used in the body
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Calories Unit of heat The amount of energy food will produce when it is burned by the body
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Nutrients The parts of food the body uses Provide water for cells
Provide fuel for energy Give us what we need to grow & develop Help body repair & maintain parts Help body run chemical processes
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Energy 3 Nutrients Release Energy
Carbohydrates ~~~ 1 gram = 4 calories Proteins ~~~ 1 gram = 4 calories Fats (Lipids) ~~~ 1 gram = 9 calories
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Carbohydrates Provide the most accessible energy Simple = Sugars
Complex = Starch, Glycogen, Fiber
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Fats or Lipids Solid at room temperature & Unhealthy Saturated Trans
Liquid at room temperature & Healthy Mono-Unsaturated Poly- Unsaturated Skin, hair, infant growth, & nervous function Hormone development
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Proteins Maintain & replace cells & tissue Make antibodies & hormones
Amino Acids = Building blocks 20 Amino Acids needed 11 Amino Acids can be made the body 9 Amino Acids = Essential & must be eaten These 9 = a complete protein
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Vitamins Regulates converting food into energy & tissues
Needed for many body processes Fat Soluble = A, D, E, & K = stored by body Water Soluble = 8Bs + C = must eat daily
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Minerals Inorganic compounds Growth & maintenance of body structures
Regulate metabolism
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Water Needed by every cell in the body Allows blood to flow
Transports oxygen, nutrients, & waste Assists in digestion, respiration, reproduction, & chemical RXNs Maintains body temperature Caffeine & Alcohol Dehydrate!
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