We are going to calm things down a bit
this week. There will not be a
vocabulary test this week- however we will have a reflection after our
fieldtrip on Friday about the things we learned about nutrition this week. You will be expected to use some the
vocabulary from this list.
Nutrition Vocabulary
1. nutrition- The
scientific study of food and nourishment, including food makeup, dietary
guidelines, and the roles that various nutrients have in maintaining health.
2. diet- the usual food and beverages that an animal consumes
3. protein -One of the three nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body. Proteins are essential components of the muscle, skin, and bones.
4. carbohydrate- Mainly
sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of
nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body
5. vegetables- a plant or part
of a plant used as food
6. fruit- the sweet and
fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as
food.
7. vitamins - a group of substances that are essential, in small quantities, for the normal functioning of metabolism in the body. They cannot usually be made in the body but they occur naturally in certain foods (an insufficient supply of any particular vitamin results in a deficiency disease).
8. dairy- All liquid milk products and many foods made from milk are considered part of this food group (cheese, yogurt, etc)
9.
lipids- Another word for
"fats." fat, oil or wax.They
are an important part of living cells.
10. calorie- the energy value of food
(the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of
water through 1 °C)
11. iron – a nutrient that helps carry oxygen in the blood
12. calcium- a nutrient that is used for building bones and teeth
Homework this
week DUE FRIDAY
1.
crossword
2.
you may use a mix
of cartoons or sentences to explain/describe/use each word
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