Nutrition- match, learn, test, flashcard [2026]
Nutrition- match, learn, test, flashcard
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1. Nutrients Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you
with energy
2. Nutrition The process of taking in food and using it for energy and growth.
3. Fats provide the most calories per gram of all the nutrients
4. trans fats are made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oils
5. Carbohydrates are sugars and starches in foods
6. Complex Carbs take longer for the body to break down, keeping blood sugar levels constant:
bread, rice, pasta, beans and other veggies
7. Fiber a form of complex carbohydrates from plants that humans cannot digest. It's the
tough stringy parts of raw fruits, raw veggies, whole wheat and grains.
8. Simple Carbs are sugars and should be carefully restricted by diabetics due to the spike it can
cause in blood sugar:found in milk, fruits and table sugar.
9. Minerals are needed for healthy bones and teeth
10. Sodium should be carefully restricted by people with hypertension
11. Iron helps make red blood cells and carries oxygen in the blood
12. Proteins nutrient needed to build cells and tissues
13. complete pro- Proteins containing all the essential amino acids; found only in soy and animal
teins foods (meats and dairy products)
14. incomplete pro- Proteins that are missing one or more of the essential amino acids; found in plant
teins sources such as nuts and legumes
15. Vitamins
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Nutrition- match, learn, test, flashcard
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_3yw7u4
1. Nutrients Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you
with energy
2. Nutrition The process of taking in food and using it for energy and growth.
3. Fats provide the most calories per gram of all the nutrients
4. trans fats are made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oils
5. Carbohydrates are sugars and starches in foods
6. Complex Carbs take longer for the body to break down, keeping blood sugar levels constant:
bread, rice, pasta, beans and other veggies
7. Fiber a form of complex carbohydrates from plants that humans cannot digest. It's the
tough stringy parts of raw fruits, raw veggies, whole wheat and grains.
8. Simple Carbs are sugars and should be carefully restricted by diabetics due to the spike it can
cause in blood sugar:found in milk, fruits and table sugar.
9. Minerals are needed for healthy bones and teeth
10. Sodium should be carefully restricted by people with hypertension
11. Iron helps make red blood cells and carries oxygen in the blood
12. Proteins nutrient needed to build cells and tissues
13. complete pro- Proteins containing all the essential amino acids; found only in soy and animal
teins foods (meats and dairy products)
14. incomplete pro- Proteins that are missing one or more of the essential amino acids; found in plant
teins sources such as nuts and legumes
15. Vitamins
1/2
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