1.E: Nutrition and You (Exercises)
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1. What does Essential mean?
2. What are the 6 classes of essential nutrients? Put a star by the MOST essential nutrient.
3. How many of the 6 classes of essential nutrients are present in the food you eat?
4. Which of the nutrients give you Calories?
5. If you ate a food that contained: 10 grams of Carbohydrate, 10 grams of Fat and 10 grams of Protein, how many Calories would that food contain (approximately)? Hint: Use 4 Calories per gram of Carbohydrate, 9 Calories per gram of Fat and 4 Calories per gram of Protein
6. Is Alcohol a nutrient? Does Alcohol give you Calories?
7. When it comes to nutrients, is it “the more the better”? Why or Why not?
8. Are there “good foods” and “bad foods”? Why or Why not?
9. What are “phytochemicals”?
10. What is meant by the term "serving size"? For example, a "serving size" of potato chips is 1 ounce or about 15 chips.
11. What is your opinion of the role of the federal government in promoting health and preventing disease in Americans?
California’s plan for a sustainable food system: www.vividpicture.net/