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Nutrition Review

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  • What is the most abundant nutrient?
    Water
  • These are examples of influences of the why you eat.
    Taste, Cost, Peers
  • Which company is the largest meat packing company in the world
    Tyson
  • Treating a substance with heat to kill pathogens.
    Pasteurization
  • What are the three most important thing to look for on a food fact label?
    Serving Size, Calories, Daily Value
  • Two types of Carbohydrates.
    Simple and Complex
  • Two types of Vitamins
    Water Soluble and Fat Soluble
  • These are also know as lipids?
    Fats
  • One should eat a variety of food and color to get nutrient-dense foods.
    True
  • Substances added to food to produce a desired effect.
    Food Additive
  • The process by which your body takes in and uses food.
    Nutrition
  • After the decline of tobacco many farmers in south turned to?
    Chicken Farming
  • A unit of heat, use to measure the energy in food
    Calories
  • High density lipoproteins are an example of good cholesterol.
    True
  • What is the most subsidized crop grown in the U.S. today?
    Corn
  • Another word for Food Poisoning
    Foodborne Illness
  • Substance in food that your body needs to grow, repair itself, and to use for energy.
    Nutrients
  • What is the only food that does not go bad?
    Honey
  • The spreading of pathogens from one food to another.
    Cross-Contamination
  • Who regulates our food guidelines?
    United States Department of Agricultural
  • McDonald's is the largest purchaser of ground beef and potatoes.
    True
  • Why would someone look at the ingredient lists
    Allergies and Intolerances
  • Two Types of Fiber
    Soluble and Insoluble
  • The average American eats over how many pounds of meat per person per year
    200
  • Two types of Proteins
    Complete and Incomplete