NUR 300 Nutrition Test 1
- Is a chemical that comes from food you eat?
Answer Nutrient
- Refers to classes of nutrients found in food
& They are vital for normal growth, maintenance and development of the body
Answer Essential Nutrients
- What are the 6 essential nutrients
Answer Proteins, fats, carbs, vitamins, minerals, and water
- Macronutrients are?
Answer Carbs, Fats, and Proteins
- What are carbs?
- Why is it healthier to get your simple sugars from foods like carbs?
Answer Simple carbs (simple sugars) refined sugars (white sugar, candy) fruit and milk
Answer B/c fruits have a longer processing time for satisfaction, and other vitamins and minerals that provide forth.
- What are Complex carbs? 1 / 2
Answer Are starches or whole grains, such as bread, crack- ers, pasta, and rice
- What are Refined Grains?
Answer Such as white flour and white rice, have been processed (removing nutritional value associated with the grain) which removes nutrients and fiber.
- What are Unrefined grains
Answer Still contains vitamins and minerals. Rich in fiber, which helps your digestive system work well.
- What is a Carbohydrate?
Answer Provide most of the body's energy and fiber. They provide glucose, which burns completely and efficiently w/o end products to excrete.
- How many grams of Carbs?
- kcal per gram
Answer
- Examples of carbs?
Answer Grain breads, baked potatoes, brown rice, and other plants foods
- What are Fats
Answer Provide energy and vitamins. No more than 35% caloric intake should be from fat.
- How many grams of Fats?
- / 2
Answer