Transcript Nutrition Pre assessment and Notes

Nutrition Pre
Assessment
What does each term mean?
-OrHow does each term relate to
nutrition?
Rules:
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Pick a Partner
For each number, write down the person,
place, or thing that it represents.
Make sure to discuss your answers quietly as
you are competing with the class for a wicked
awesome prize!
#1
Nutrition
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Calories
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Nutrients
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Carbohydrates ~~~ 1 gram = __ calories
Proteins
~~~ 1 gram = __ calories
Fats (Lipids) ~~~ 1 gram = __ calories
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Carbohydrates
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Fats or Lipids
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Proteins
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Vitamins
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Minerals
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Water
Answers!!
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Trade your paper with another group
Nutrition
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The science of food & how it is used in the body
Calories
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Unit of heat
The amount of energy food will produce when it is
burned by the body
Nutrients
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The parts of food the body uses
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Provide water for cells
Provide fuel for energy
Give us what we need to grow & develop
Help body repair & maintain parts
Help body run chemical processes
Energy
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3 Nutrients Release Energy
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Carbohydrates ~~~ 1 gram = 4 calories
Proteins
~~~ 1 gram = 4 calories
Fats (Lipids) ~~~ 1 gram = 9 calories
Carbohydrates
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Provide the most accessible energy
Simple = Sugars
Complex = Starch, Glycogen, Fiber
Fats or Lipids
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Solid at room
temperature
& Unhealthy
 Saturated
 Trans
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Skin, hair, infant growth, & nervous function
Hormone development
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Liquid at room
temperature
& Healthy
 Mono-Unsaturated
 Poly- Unsaturated
Proteins
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Maintain & replace cells & tissue
Make antibodies & hormones
Amino Acids = Building blocks
20 Amino Acids needed
11 Amino Acids can be made the body
9 Amino Acids = Essential & must be eaten
These 9 = a complete protein
Vitamins
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Regulates converting food into energy &
tissues
Needed for many body processes
Fat Soluble = A, D, E, & K = stored by body
Water Soluble = 8Bs + C = must eat daily
Minerals
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Inorganic compounds
Growth & maintenance of body structures
Regulate metabolism
Water
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Needed by every cell in the body
Allows blood to flow
Transports oxygen, nutrients, & waste
Assists in digestion, respiration,
reproduction, & chemical RXNs
Maintains body temperature
Caffeine & Alcohol Dehydrate!