Nutrition Vocabulary, [2026]
Nutrition Vocabulary
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1. Calorie Unit of energy produced by food and used by the body
2. Protein nutrient needed to build, repair, and maintain body tissues
3. Complete protein protein that contains all of the essential amino acids--comes from animal sources
4. Amino acids the building blocks that make up protein
5. sources of protein fish, beans, poultry, eggs, nuts, meat
6. Carbohydrates nutrient that is the main source of energy
7. Fiber helps move food through the digestive system
8. sources of carbo- bread, rice, pears, carrots, apples, popcorn
hydrates
9. Vitamins nutrient that helps the body use carbs, protein, and fat
10. Vitamins B, C water soluble vitamins--body can not store these
11. Vitamins D, E, A, K fat soluble vitamins--extra can be stored in fat cells
12. Minerals elements found in food that are used by the body; sodium, calcium, iron and
potassium
13. Fat nutrient that provides energy, insulation, protection, important for brain develop-
ment and helps the body store vitamins
14. unsaturated fat type of fat that comes from plant sources and is usually liquid at room tempera-
ture; healthy fat
15. saturated fat type of fat that comes from animal sources and is usually solid at room tempera-
ture
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Nutrition Vocabulary
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gr5cy
1. Calorie Unit of energy produced by food and used by the body
2. Protein nutrient needed to build, repair, and maintain body tissues
3. Complete protein protein that contains all of the essential amino acids--comes from animal sources
4. Amino acids the building blocks that make up protein
5. sources of protein fish, beans, poultry, eggs, nuts, meat
6. Carbohydrates nutrient that is the main source of energy
7. Fiber helps move food through the digestive system
8. sources of carbo- bread, rice, pears, carrots, apples, popcorn
hydrates
9. Vitamins nutrient that helps the body use carbs, protein, and fat
10. Vitamins B, C water soluble vitamins--body can not store these
11. Vitamins D, E, A, K fat soluble vitamins--extra can be stored in fat cells
12. Minerals elements found in food that are used by the body; sodium, calcium, iron and
potassium
13. Fat nutrient that provides energy, insulation, protection, important for brain develop-
ment and helps the body store vitamins
14. unsaturated fat type of fat that comes from plant sources and is usually liquid at room tempera-
ture; healthy fat
15. saturated fat type of fat that comes from animal sources and is usually solid at room tempera-
ture
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