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literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Minimum amount of energy required to maintain body temp. (37'C) and keep the body alive. Calculated at complete rest after fasting. Slows down as you get older.
Kwashiokor
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
height
electrolyte
2. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Denaturation
Vitamin D
Conjugated Protein
Source
3. 180
potassium
Moderate
vitamin a...
chaos
4. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
Conjugated Protein
nutrients
breads and grains
Malnutrition
5. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
calcium
potassium
Source
magnesium
6. 90 degrees of each other
analogous
monochromatic
Trypsin
1 cup icing sugar
7. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
water
vitamin d
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
minerals
8. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Macronutrient
tract home
thiamine
9. Built to a persons specifications
Rennin
custom homes
vitamin a...
amino acids
10. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
protein
fiber
oats
Vitamin a...
11. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
proteins
Gluten
nutrients
saturated fats
12. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
Vitamin a...
calcium
complementary
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
13. 20mL
1 tablespoon
width
calcium
Rennin
14. Outline of an object
1 cup butter
Moderate
Slow
line
15. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
1/4 teaspoon
Gluten
Very slow
breads and grains
16. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
Biological Function
calcium
width
1/4 teaspoon
17. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
minerals
1 cup grated cheese
Rennin
Minerals: Types
18. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
vitamin a...
iron
Very slow
1/4 teaspoon
19. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
Maillard Reaction
Vitamin C
magnesium
saturated fats
20. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
electrolyte
Macronutrient
Source
Vitamin C
21. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
cholesterol
Trypsin
oats
Low Biological Value Protein
22. Foods from the extras group are usually high
sugar and fats
digestion
line
Water: Types
23. 5mL
Vitamin B
1 teaspoon
1 cup grated cheese
calcium
24. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
iron
Vitamin C
Vitamins: Description
Carbohydrates: Description
25. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
calcium
custom homes
Carbohydrates: Types
texture
26. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
Carbohydrates: Types
Conjugated Protein
Marasmus
texture
27. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
Hydrolysis
Marasmus
town home
oats
28. Eggs belong in this food group
Meat or Protein
monochromatic
width
Gluten
29. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Carbohydrates: Description
Nutrient
olive oil
breads and grains
30. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
vitamin d
Minerals: Description
apartment home
calcium
31. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
Enzyme
calcium
electrolyte
vitamin d
32. 2 or more proteins are eaten together to supplement each other. Occurs when one protein is lacking in one or more essential amino acids and is eaten with another food which contains the missing essential amino acid. E.g. beans on toast (Beans are hig
Vitamins: Description
calcium
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
vitamin a...
33. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
calcium
height
chaos
Essential Amino Acid
34. When 2 or more amino acids break apart due to the addition of a water molecule which splits the peptide link. This happen during digestion.
potassium
Vitamin B
Hydrolysis
iron
35. Horizontal
Vitamin a...
width
Vitamin C
complementary
36. Vegetables are a great source of this
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Vitamin a...
Carbohydrates: Types
potassium
37. One hue
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Moderate Hot
1 cup butter
monochromatic
38. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
line
Pepsidase
1 cup sifted flour
monochromatic
39. Diagonal
Water: Types
Trypsin
1 cup sifted flour
chaos
40. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
Vitamin a...
protein
1 tablespoon
Trypsin
41. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
digestion
iron
Marasmus
thiamine
42. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
thiamine
1 cup white sugar
Trypsin
Maillard Reaction
43. 250g
1 cup white sugar
1 cup icing sugar
digestion
osteoporosis
44. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
1 tablespoon
Protein: Types
width
Water: Types
45. Help build strong - healthy teeth and bones - helps heart beat properly - helps muscles move - helps blood clot - helps keep soft and nerves healthy dairy product
Vitamin a...
vitamin a...
calcium
Pepsin
46. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
Marasmus
Pepsin
Deamination
calcium
47. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
Gluten
Coagulation
1 cup butter
Minerals: Types
48. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
manufactured home
Vitamins: Description
Biological Value
Denaturation
49. 200
Hot
1 cup white sugar
vitamin a...
High Biological Value
50. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
Deficiency
apartment home
Maillard Reaction
height