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| What are the six nutrients? | vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates, water, fat |
| What type of carbohydrate is sugar? | simple carbohydrate |
| What type of carbohydrate is starch? | complex carbohydrate |
| How do simple carbohydrates digested? | These carbohydrates are digest very easily. |
| What is water? | An important nutrient necessary to live. |
| Do complex carbohydrates get digested faster or slower than simple carbohydrates? | They take longer and is slower to digest. |
| What is glucose? | A type of sugar that gives you energy.Your body turns carbohydrates into glucose and carries it in your blood to all cells. |
| What do carbohydrates do for your body? | They give all the cells in your body the energy it needs. |
| What does water do for your body? | 2/3 of our body is water. 90% of blood is water. Water helps regulate body temperature, food digestion. |
| Examples of simple carbohydrates. | Apples, bananas, oranges & ice cream. |
| Examples of complex carbohydrates | oatmeal, rice, pretzels, bagels, bread, cereal, pasta, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, lettuce, peppers |
| Name 7 forms of sugar you may see on an ingredient list. | Sucrose, lactose, glucose, fructose, dextrose, maltose, galactose, honey |
| How would test foods for starch? | Drops of iodine turn the test food black. |
| How would test foods for glucose? | The test paper turns green. |
| Which carbohydrate comes with lots of fat and lacks important vitamins? | simple carbohydrates |
| Which type of carbohydrate also provides fiber to the body? | complex carbohydrates |
| Which foods are good sources of fiber? | fruits, vegetables, and whole grain breads |
| Why is fiber important? | It pushes food through the digestives system? |
| Can people digest fiber? | No |
| Why can't people digest fiber? | People don't have the enzymes to digest fiber. |
| What are enzymes? | They are chemicals your body makes that speed up digestion. |
| What is diarrhea? | Too much water in a person's bowel movements. |
| What is constipation? | Bowel movements are harder and dryer than normal. |
| When is a person dehydrated? | when the body loses more fluids that it take in |
| What are the symptoms of dehydration? | feeling thirsty, weak, tired, dizzy, sleepy, and nauseated |
| What is a symptom of diarrhea? | bowel movements are runny and watery |
| How is constipation treated? | Eat more fiber and drink more water. |
| Which body systems need water to function properly? | circulatory, urinary, and digestive |
| How much water is lost everyday in breathing, urine,feces, and perspiration? | about 2-3 quarts |
| Which food contains all the six important nutrients? | Not one food. |
| Which nutrient releases energy first? | carbohydrates |
| After getting energy from carbohydrates, where does your body get the energy it need? | fats then protein |
| What is glycogen? | The name given to glucose when it is stored. (stored in liver & muscles) |
