Nutrition Nutrition VocabularyVocabulary

•Nutrition—how your body Nutrition—how your body uses food.uses food.

•Nutrients—chemicals that Nutrients—chemicals that nourishnourish the body.the body.

•Calorie—measure of food Calorie—measure of food energy.energy.

•Empty calories—food with Empty calories—food with energy (calories) but little energy (calories) but little nutrients.nutrients.

•Junk Food—food with empty Junk Food—food with empty calories.calories.

•Nutrient-dense foods—foods Nutrient-dense foods—foods with essential nutrients.with essential nutrients.

•Essential—Essential—necessary; necessary; vital; must vital; must have.have.

•Modify—Modify—improve by improve by changing.changing.

Essential NutrientsEssential Nutrients

• There are six essential nutrients:There are six essential nutrients:

• FatsFats• CarbohydratesCarbohydrates• ProteinProtein• MineralsMinerals• VitaminsVitamins• WaterWater

• Enrich—replacing nutrients lost during Enrich—replacing nutrients lost during processing; example: all-purpose white processing; example: all-purpose white flour; this is like asking someone for flour; this is like asking someone for change, giving him $20, and having them change, giving him $20, and having them return $10!return $10!

• Fortified—adding nutrients to a food that Fortified—adding nutrients to a food that don’t naturally occur in a food; example: don’t naturally occur in a food; example: vitamin D added to milkvitamin D added to milk

• Snack—food (or drink) eaten between Snack—food (or drink) eaten between meals; should be considered an meals; should be considered an important part of your overall food important part of your overall food plan (in other words, the snacks you plan (in other words, the snacks you choose choose countcount!. Make good choices).!. Make good choices).

• --ose—in ingredient lists, any word --ose—in ingredient lists, any word ending in this suffix means “sugar”; ending in this suffix means “sugar”; for example, lactose, maltose, for example, lactose, maltose, sucrose, dextrose. Also, “corn syrup”, sucrose, dextrose. Also, “corn syrup”, “honey”, and “—ade” in drinks (like “honey”, and “—ade” in drinks (like lemonade, Gatorade, Koolade).lemonade, Gatorade, Koolade).