nutrition lesson 3

To make one set of elements equal to or proportional to another

A mineral needed for building and maintaining the health of bones and teeth, as well as other processes.

The amount of energy in foods expressed as the high and low amounts

Starch, glycogen and dietary fiber.

A substance that flows and takes the shape of its container; liquids are fluids

A collection of foods that share similar nutritional properties or classifications. Nutrition guides typically divide foods into food groups and recommend daily servings of each group for a healthy diet

Vegetarians who eat dairy products, such as milk, cheese, yogurt and butter, but don’t eat any meat, poultry, fish, or eggs.

Vegetarians who eat milk products and eggs, but not any meat, poultry, or fish.

Substances living things need to take in from the environment to live and grow. For the human body these are water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals.

Grain that’s been milled or processed to remove the bran (outer husk) and germ (the part that can grow into a new plant) to give it a finer texture.