Nutrition WebQuest Worksheet
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BASIC NUTRITION OVERVIEW STUDY GUIDE
1. WHY ARE NUTRIENTS IMPORTANT TO YOUR BODY? ______
2. LIST THE 6 NUTRIENTS.
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3. WHICH OF THE 6 NUTRIENTS HELPS TO BUILD, MAINTAIN, AND REPAIR BODY TISSUE? ______FROM WHAT FOODS CAN YOU GET THIS NUTRIENT? LIST 4. ______
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4. WHAT ARE THE 2 CATEGORIES OF PROTEINS? GIVE A BRIEF DEFINTION OF EACH AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A FOOD FOR EACH. ______
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5. THE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS THAT PROTEIN FOODS ARE MADE OF ARE CALLED? ______
6. HOW CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO MAIN TYPES OF FATS? ______
7. GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH KIND OF FAT. ______
8. LIST ONE PURPOSE FOR FAT. ______
9. WHAT IS CHOLESTROL? ______
10. WHERE DO YOU GET CHOLESTEROL? ______
11. WHAT DOES CHOLESTEROL DO? ______
12. WHAT IS THE MOST CONCENTRATED KIND OF FOOD ENERGY? ______
13. WHAT ARE THE TWO CATEGORIES OF VITAMINS? WHICH TYPE IS THE BODY ABLE TO STORE?______
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14. CAN ONE VITAMIN SUBSTITUTE FOR ANOTHER?______
15. NAME A SOURCE OF VITAMIN D. WHAT IS ONE THING IT DOES FOR YOUR BODY? ______
16. NAME A SOURCE OF VITAMIN A. WHAT IS ONE THING IT DOES FOR YOUR BODY? ______
17. NAME A SOURCE OF VITAMIN K. WHAT IS ONE THING IT DOES FOR YOUR BODY? ______
18. NAME A SOURCE OF VITAMIN C. WHAT IS ONE THING IT DOES FOR YOUR BODY? ______
19. NAME A SOURCE OF VITAMIN B COMPLEX. WHAT IS ONE THING IT DOES FOR YOUR BODY? ______
20. HOW MUCH WATER SHOULD YOU DRINK EACH DAY? ______
21. WHAT ARE THE 2 CATEGORIES OF CARBOHYDRATES AND GIVE EXAMPLES OF EACH. ______
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22. WHERE CAN YOU FIND CALCIUM BESIDES MILK? ______
23. WHAT DOES CALCIUM DO FOR YOUR BODY? ______
24. NAME 3 OTHER IMPORTANT MINERALS. ONE SOURCE FOR EACH MINERAL, AND ONE THING THAT MINERAL DOES FOR YOUR BODY? ______
25. YOUR WEIGHT IS A RESULT OF WHAT 3 FACTORS? ______
26. DO MOST PEOPLE REQUIRE ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF CALORIES? ______
27. WHICH NUTRIENTS PROVIDE ENERGY? WHICH DO NOT? ______
28. WHICH NUTRIENT SHOULD SUPPLY MOST OF YOUR CALORIES? HOW MUCH? ______
29. WHAT FIVE GROUPS ARE PART OF MYPlate?
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31. HOW MANY OUNCES FROM THE GRAIN GROUP SHOULD YOU HAVE EACH DAY? _____
32. HOW MANY CUPS FROM THE FRUIT GROUP SHOULD YOU HAVE EACH DAY? _____
33. HOW MANY CUPS FROM THE VEGETABLE GROUP SHOULD YOU HAVE EACH DAY? _____
34. HOW MANY CUPS FROM THE MILK GROUP SHOULD YOU HAVE EACH DAY? _____
35. HOW MANY OUNCES FROM THE PROTEIN GROUP SHOULD YOU HAVE EACH DAY? _____
36. CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS SHOULD BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE FOR ______MINUTES EVERYDAY OR MOST DAYS.
37. GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF WHAT EQUALS ONE OUNCE FROM THE GRAIN GROUP. ______
38. GIVE TWO HINTS FOR MAKING WISE CHOICES FROM THE FRUIT GROUP. ______
39. GIVE TWO HINTS FOR MAKING WISE CHOICES FROM THE VEGETABLE GROUP. ______
40. GIVE TWO HINTS FOR MAKING WISE CHOICES FROM THE MILK GROUP. ______
41. GIVE TWO HINTS FOR MAKING WISE CHOICES FROM THE PROTEIN GROUP. ______
42. WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE FOOD AND BEVERAGES LOW IN ADDED SUGARS? ______
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