Nutrition Unit Study Guide

4. The body's want for food.
5. The type of carbohydrate that helps keep us full.
8. One of the four things that affect our food choices.
9. A nutrient the body needs to grow, build, repair and maintain its cells and tissues.
10. The body's need for food.
11. Eating determined by fueling right and recovering right.
14. A type of carbohydrate that gives us quick energy and can be found in honey and cereal.
16. Starches and sugars found in foods which provide your body’s main source of energy.
17. Eating determined by quality over quantity of foods.
18. A type of micronutrient we need for our bodies.
19. A type of micronutrient that we cannot survive without.
20. The number of essential units.

1. A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food.
2. The healthier type of carbohydrate.
3. The process by which your body takes in and uses food.
6. The healthier fat option.
7. A great source of fiber and micronutrients.
12. Substances found in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.
13. Eating determined by quantity over quality of foods.
15. A type of unhealthy fat.