Food, Energy and Healthy Eating

(HB Chapter 3)Lessons 1 and 2

Major source of energy and made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and provides raw materials.

carbohydrate

Guidelines that show the amounts of nutrients humans need every day.

Dietary Reference Intakes

Nutrients that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen your body needs for growth and tissue repair.

protein

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 Celsius̊ .

calorie

One of 20 kinds of organic compounds that are linked chemically to one another, forming proteins.

amino acid

Nutrients that are not made by living things needed in small amounts to carry out chemical processes.

mineral

Sugar that is a major source of energy for your body’s cells.

glucose

Shows how the nutrients in one serving fit into a diet of 2,000 Calories a day.

Percent Daily Value

Substances in food that provide the raw materials and energy the body needs to carry out its essential processes.

nutrient

Helper molecules in your body’s chemical reactions.

vitamins

Energy-containing nutrients composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen that protect your organs and insulates your body.

fats