Food Vocab CTE

3. decisions and interactions with the world are guided by a deep sense of connection with your values
8. when something, like food, is likely to decary or go bad quickly
10. Elements found in food that are used by the body (iron, calcium)
13. willingness to try again when you make mistakes and are comfortable navigating uncertain situations with flexibility and openness
14. A unit of energy (heat) released when nutrients are broken down
17. the process the body uses to break down food into nutrients
18. understanding yourself on many levels, from how you function to what nourishes and sustains you
20. Illness preventable illness that occurs when someone consumes contaminated food or drink (also known as food poisoning)

1. Contamination the physical movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from one person, object or place to another
2. actively partnering with others and facilitiating belonging efforts across communities
4. being in tune with the feelings and needs of others and willing to act for a common good.
5. assist in building and repairing our muscles, bones, and other tissue (meat, eggs)
6. Lipid forms new tissues; promote normal growth, give you energy, and keep your skin healthy (oil, avacado)
7. The chemical process by which the body breaks down food to release energy
9. compounds that help regulate many vital body processes, including the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of other nutrients
11. Substances in foods that the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair body tissues, and obtain energy
12. The tough, stringy, undigestable type of complex carbohydrate that is found in plants and is necessary for proper functioning of the intestines
15. understand the value of your voice and seek opportunities to support and advance your communities
16. the body breaks it down into glucose to use as a main source of energy (bread, pasta)
19. Groups fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy