| A | B |
|---|
| Nutrition | Proces through which the body uses nutrients to perform essential functions |
| Food Group | One of five categories of foods in the My Pyramid |
| Eating Pattern | Habit or routine for eating |
| Portion or Serving Size | Quantity of food that counts as one serving for a person of a specified age |
| Menu | List of food to be served during one meal or snack |
| Supplement | Snack that helps meet daily food requirements and satisfy hunger between meals |
| My Pyramid for Kids | A graphic organizer depicting daily nutritional guidelines for school-aged children (Released by the USDA in 2005) |
| My Pyramid for Preschoolers | A graphic organizer depicting daily nutritional guidelines for preschool children (Released by the USDA in 2005) |
| Nutrition Rules | Established minimum nutritional requirements for children in NC child care centers found in NC Child Care Handbook |
| Child and Adult Care Food Program | Federally funded child nutrition program that helps provide healthful meals and snacks in child care facilities |
| Undernutrition | Not eating enough food to maintain a healthy body and normal activities |
| Malnutrition | Ongoing, long term lack of proper nutrients in the diet |
| Nutrtional Deficiency | Lack of a specific nutrients in the diet |
| Overeating | Eating more food than the body need to function properly |
| Obesity | Condition in which a body is more than 20% overweight |
| Diabetes | Condition in which the body does not produce insulin and is unable to manage the level of sugar in the blood |
| Food Allergy | Condition which causes the body to react negatively to specific foods |
| Food Preference | Food an individual likes to eat better than others |
| Multicultural Food | Specialty food that are typical of a variety of cultures and ethnicities |
