Activity A
Date
A calorie
Part 1
Match the following terms and identifying statements.
1. Foods that have high nutritional value
compared with the amount of calories they
supply.
2. Chief energy source for the body.
3. Are missing one or more of the nine
indispensable amino acids.
4. The way our body takes in and utilizes foods,
5. Unit used to measure the amount of energy
contained in foods.
6. Nutrients that the body cannot make, and
therefore must be supplied by diet.
7. Substances in food that nourish the body.
8. Substances produced by plants that may
provide health benefits for humans.
9. Contain all nine indispensable amino acids in
the correct proportions needed to support life.
10. Type of lipid that is created when unsaturated
oil is chemically changed to resemble a
saturated fat
11. Poods containing live, beneficial bacteria that
help counteract the "bad" bacteria in the gut.
12. Nondigestible products that encourage
the growth of good bacteria in the gut.
B. carbohydrate
C. complete protein
D. essential nutrients
E. incomplete protein
E nutrient-dense food
G nutrients
H nutrition
1. phytochemicals
J. prebiotics
K probiotics
L trans fat
