Be familiar with the following:
· 6 Basic Nutrients - carbohydrates, protein, lipid, vitamins, minerals, water
· Food groups - what they are and the bracha: bread and grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, meat and beans - sources, for what the body uses them.
· Vitamins (water soluble/fat soluble) - what they are, sources, for what they body uses them.
· Minerals - what they are, sources, for what they body uses them.
· Food Pyramid – food plate -
· Nutrition labels - be able to answer questions on what the various things mean.
· How many calories are in each of the major nutrients.
· Deficiency diseases associated with vitamins and minerals: scurvy, rickets, goiter, anemia, hemophilia, beriberi, pellagra, (if your class did not discuss any of these, please google what you are missing.)
Be able to define the following and explain:
protein
amino acids
essential amino acids
carbohydrate
starch
sugar
Calorie - calorie - kcal
glucose
glycogen
fat - lipid
saturated fat
unsaturated fat
transfat
suggested daily servings
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Body Mass Index (BMI)
fiber
micro-nutrients
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