My Plate Vocab

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  1. 3. Nutrient-dense foods contain vitamins, minerals, complex carbohydrates, lean protein, and healthy fats.
  2. 4. A low-fat diet is one that restricts fat, and often saturated fat and cholesterol as well.
  3. 6. Fruits make up a huge part of a healthy diet. They contain essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that keep your body functioning well and protect it against harmful free radicals.
  4. 8. Calories from solid fats and/or added sugars.
  5. 10. Calcium is a vital mineral that our bodies need. Calcium's main role is building bones, but it also helps the heart, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels work.
  6. 15. Measures the minimum amount of calories that your body needs to perform necessary functions.
  7. 17. Protein is an essential nutrient that promotes growth, strength, energy, weight loss, and more.
  8. 18. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight or his or her body mass index (BMI) is over 30.
  9. 20. Plant foods contain thousands of natural chemicals.
  10. 21. Vegetables make up a huge part of a healthy diet. They contain essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that keep your body functioning well and protect it against harmful free radicals.
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  1. 1. Sodium, or salt, is a mineral found in many foods, sometimes in very high amounts.
  2. 2. Foods made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, or another cereal grain is a grain product.
  3. 5. Average daily level of intake sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97–98%) healthy individuals.
  4. 7. Whole grains are packed with health benefits -- fiber, vitamins, minerals, protein, and antioxidants.
  5. 9. A unit for measuring the amount of energy we get from food.
  6. 11. Improving your body by moving and being active.
  7. 12. The benefits of healthy eating add up over time, bite by bite.
  8. 13. Dairy products are part of a healthy diet and a great source of vitamin D and calcium as well as B vitamins and protein.
  9. 14. Drinking water is important to our health in many ways -- it keeps us hydrated, aids in digestion, nourishes our skin, and gives us energy, among other things.
  10. 16. Antioxidants protect the body from free radicals which can play a role in heart disease, cancer, and other conditions.
  11. 19. A substance in food that is necessary for good health.