Six Essential Nutrients - Nutrition Test Already Passed

MyPlate {Ans: The current nutrition guide published by the United States Department of Agriculture, depicting a place setting with a plate and glass divided into five food groups.}The MICRO-nutrients that we only need in small amounts {Ans: Vitamins and Minerals}Nutrient {Ans: A substance in food that is important for the body's growth and maintenance.}Green plant foods {Ans: keep our bones, muscles, and tissues healthy and help our bodies heal faster}The MACRO-nutrients that we need large amounts of (all give us energy) {Ans: Carbs, protein, and fat}vitamin {Ans: A substance that is needed in small quantities to help regulate body functions. Usually named by letters like A, B, C, D, E, & K}Calcium {Ans: a mineral that is essential for bone growth and teeth development}unsaturated fats {Ans: A fat that is liquid at room temperature and found in vegetable oils, nuts, and seeds. Most of our fats should be this type.}Fats {Ans: Give us energy (like carbs) and come in saturated and unsaturated forms.}Iron {Ans: a mineral needed to make healthy oxygen-carrying red blood cells which deliver oxygen from our lungs to the rest of our body}complex carbohydrates {Ans: starches