| A | B |
|---|
| Nutrients | substances in food that your body needs |
| Nutrition | The study of nutrients and how the body uses them |
| appitite | The psychological desire for food |
| Hunger | The physical need for food |
| Carbohydrates | are sugars and starches that occur natually in foods mainly in plants |
| Fiber | is the parts of fruits and vegetables, grains and beans that your body cannot digest |
| Proteins | are nutrients your body used to build repair and maintain cells and tissues |
| Saturated fats | fats that are solid at room temperature |
| unsaturated fats | these are fats that remain at room temperature |
| Vitamins | are substances that help your body fight infections and use othe nutrients amog other jobs |
| Minerals | are elements that help form healthy bones and teeth and regulate certain body processes |
| MyPyramid food guidance system | This is a system designed to help Americans make healthful choices |
| calorie | is a unit of heat that measures the energy available in food |
| sodium | a nutrient that helps control the amount of fluid in the body |
| foodborne illness | is a sickness resulting from eating food that is not safe to eat |
| empty calorie foods | foods that offer few if any nutrients but do supply calories |
| Nutrient Density | is the amount of nutrients relative to the number of calories they provide |
