Nutrition Questions
What are nutrients?
Where do we get them?
What are the six essential nutrient categories?
What is an empty calorie food?
Protein
What are the four ways your body uses protein?
What are proteins made up of?
How many amino acids are there?
How many of the amino acids can be made by the body?
What is an essential amino acid?
How many of the amino acids must be obtained through diet?
How do you define a complete protein food?
How can you get all the amino acids you need without eating meat?
Carbohydrates
What is the bodies preferred energy source?
What are the other two potential sources of energy for the body?
Carbohydrates are broken down in the body into what?
What are the three important functions of carbohydrates in the body?
What is the difference between a monosaccharide, a disaccharide and a polysaccharide?
How much of your calories should come from carbohydrates?
What are the best sources of carbohydrates?
Vitamins
How many essential vitamins are there?
What are the functions of vitamins?
Are all vitamins soluble in water?
What vitamins are fat soluble?
Can water soluble or fat soluble vitamins be stored in the body?
Review the 13 essential vitamins, what they are used for and where they come from.
Minerals
What are minerals used for in our body?
What are the macro minerals?
Is it possible to have too many minerals?
What are the micro minerals?
What are sources of minerals
Fats
What are the functions of fat in the body?
Water
What are the functions of water in the body?
Fiber
What are the functions of fiber?
What foods are good sources of fiber?
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