- 1 gram of carbs: provides body with 4 calories of energy
- amino acids: half are made by body, made up of protien units
- calorie: amout of energy needed to raise the temp. of 1 gram of water by 1 degree celsius
- carbohydrates: nutrients composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen the are a major source of energy
- cholesterol: waxy, fat like substances, found in animals products, produced by liver
- compleate proteins: dairy and meat products are compt., contain all amino acids
- complex carbs: made up of many suger molecules, starch, grains
- fat-soluble vitamens: vitamens dissloved in fat
- fats: high energy containing nutrients made up of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen
- fiber: can't be digested, keeps digestive sys. working properly
- glucose: major source of energy for bodys cells
- incompleate proteins: in veggies and fruit, don't have all amino acids
- minerals: nutrients not made by living things, needed to carry out chemical processes
- nutrients: substances that providethe raw materials and energy for the body
- proteins: nutrients tha tcountain nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon, needed for tissue growth, make chemical reactions within cells
- saturated fats: solid at room temp., in many dairy products
- simple carbs: aka sugers, and glucose, candy
- starch: to be used as energy it has to be broken down into suger molecules
- trans fats: man made, used as preservatives, very unhealthy
- unsaturated fat: healthyest fat, liquids at room temp.
- vitamens: help with chemical reactions in body
- water's importance: chemical reaction take place in water, makes up most of bodys fluids, helps with homeostatis
- water-soluble vitamens: vitamens dissloved in water
- what fats do: form part of cell membrain, fatty tissue coushions body & protects organs