Intro to SN

The key to gaining the benefits derived from sports Nutrition is:

• My Plate

• Individualization

• Dietary Guidelines

What are the six major nutrients?

Essential Nutrient

• Carbs- Fats- Proteins serve as the body's source of energy and can be made within the body.

• A nutrient descriptor that refers to a nutrient that must be obtained through our diet.

• our bodies can make them from other nutrients, so it is not essential that we consume them

our bodies can make them from other nutrients, so it is not essential that we consume them

• Non-essential

• essential

This is a suggested nutritional framework, generated by the USDA to provide Americans with advice on their overall eating habits

• Dietary Guidelines

• Individualization

• MyPlate

• Macronutrients

The daily needs for these nutrients are small. -Vitamins, MInerals, Water

• Micronutrients

• Energy Nutrient

• Essential Nutrient

Carbs- Fats- Proteins serve as the body's source of energy and can be made within the body.

• Energy Nutrient

• Six Major Nutrients

• Micronutrient

Fortified is the process of vitamins or minerals being added to a food that weren't originally in the food

• True

• False

Essential Nutrient

• our bodies can make them from other nutrients, so it is not essential that we consume them

• A nutrient descriptor that refers to a nutrient that must be obtained through our diet.

• nutrients that were lost during food processing have been added back.

Sugars, Starches, and Fiber are considered

• Carbohydrates

• Protein

• Fat

• Micronutrients