Basic Nutrition

Choose the macronutrients

• Protein

• Fat

• Carbohydrates

• Sugar

• Vitamins

Choose the micronutrients

• Vitamins

• Water

• Minerals

• Carbohydrates

A unit of energy in food

• Amino Acid

• Calorie

• Carbohydrate

• Protein

Type of food required in large amounts in the diet

• Macronutrients

• Micronutrients

• Vitamins

• Carbohydrates

Elements required in small amounts in the diet

• Macronutrients

• Micronutrients

• Fat

• Water

What is the BEST way to get your vitamins and nutrients?

• Eat a variety of real foods

• Drink plenty of water

• Take a supplement

Molecules that combine to form proteins (the building blocks)

• Protein

• Amino Acids

• Vitamins

• Fats

What should a person consider when determining how many calories they need to consume each day?

• Gender

• Age

• Weight

• Physical activity

• Hair color

If you eat MORE calories than you USE you will...

• gain weight

• lose weight

• stay the same weight

Essential amino acids need to come from __________________.

• The food we eat

• Excercising regularly

• Our body