Unit 1 HHD AOS 2 Nutrients

What is broken down into glucose in the digestive tract to be used to maintain blood sugar levels as well as to fuel the brain?

• Protein
• Carbohydrates
• Fats
• Glycogen

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Which of the following is a reason to eat healthy?

• To provide nutrients that your body needs to function
• To give you more energy and alertness throughout the day
• All of the above
• To prevent future disease and/or sickness

Which of the following is not a nutrient group?

• water
• vitamins
• proteins
• milk

Nutrition is 

• a desire, rather than a need, to eat. 
• the process by which the body takes in and uses food. 
• a natural physical drive that protects you from starvation..  
• he starches and sugars present in foods.  

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Fiber is

• are compounds that help regulate m any vital body processes, including the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of other nutrients. 
• a fatty substance that does not dissolve in water.  
• is an indigestible complex carbohydrate that is found in the tough, stringy parts of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. 
• the starches and sugars present in foods. 

What is the difference between a simple and complex carbohydrate?

• simple carbohydrates are sugars and complex carbohydrates are starches.
• simple carbohydrates are starches and complex carbohydrates are sugars.

What is the difference between complete and incomplete proteins?

• Complete proteins mainly come from plants.
• Complete proteins contain all 9 essential amino acids while incomplete lack one or more.

An example of a complex carbohydrate is_________.

• whole grains
• nuts
• legumes
• all of the answers

Vitamins are_____________.

• a waxy lipidlike substance that circulates in blood. Your body uses the small amount it manufactures to make cell membranes and nerve tissue and to produce many hormones, vitamin D, and bile, which helps digest fats. 
• compounds that help regulate m any vital body processes, including the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of other nutrients.  
• substances that the body cannot manufacture but that are needed for forming healthy bones and teeth and for regulating m any vital body processes. 

Nutrients that build and repair tissues and cells e.g. meat, milk, eggs.

• Fat
• Minerals
• Vitamins
• Protein

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