Health-Nutrition
Nutrient Puzzles Worksheet
Name: _________________________
Date/Block: ____________________
Nutrition is: the sum of all the processes by which humans, animals
and plants consume and use food.
Protein
1. What are the building blocks of proteins? __________________
2. How many essential amino acids are there? __________
3. What role does protein play in the body? ____________________________
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4. What is the difference between a complete protein and an incomplete protein?
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5. List 4 good sources of complete proteins: _____________ _____________
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6. List 3 good sources of incomplete proteins: ___________ ___________ ___________
7. How many calories does 1 gram of protein provide? ______
Carbohydrates
1. What are the two types of carbohydrates? __________________ and ______________
2. List an example of a simple carbohydrate: ______________________________
3. List an example of a complex carbohydrate: _____________________________
4. Which type of carbs give you quick energy? _________________________
5. Which type of carbs give you lasting energy? ________________________
6. What is glucose? __________________________________________________________
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7. What is glycogen? _________________________________________________________
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8. How is extra glycogen stored that doesn’t fit in the liver or muscles? ________________
9. How many calories does 1 gram of carbohydrates provide? _______
10. What is fiber and why do we need it? _________________________________________
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11. What are two good sources of fiber? __________________________________________
Dietary Fat
1. What are the three types of fats? ______________ ______________ ______________
2. Give one example of a food where saturated fats are found. _______________________
3. Which type of fat is “the good kind?” _____________________________
4. Give one example of an unsaturated fat. _________________________
5. How many calories does 1 gram of fat provide? _________________
6. What is an omega-3 and why do we need it? ___________________________________
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7. Give one example of a trans-fatty acid: __________________________________
8. List 4 reasons that the body needs fat:
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Vitamins
1. What are the two groups of vitamins? __________________ and __________________
2. How many calories do vitamins provide to the body? ______________
3. What role do vitamins play in the body? _______________________________________
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4. One example of a water-soluble vitamin is: _______________ and it is found in this
type of food: _______________. We need this vitamin because: ___________________
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5. Another example of a water-soluble vitamin is: _______________ and it is found in this
type of food: _______________. We need this vitamin because: ___________________
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7. List the 4 fat-soluble vitamins, what foods they are found in and why you need each.
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Minerals
1. How many calories do minerals provide to the body? _____________
2. What role do minerals play in our body? _______________________________________
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3. Fill in the mineral chart below:
Minerals are divided into two categories:
_________ Minerals
_____________-builds up bones and teeth;
found in ___________________.
_____________- works with potassium to
balance water in the cells and helps to
regulate blood pressure; found in
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______________- builds bones, teeth and
cells; found in _________________
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__________ Minerals
___________-required for the production of
hemoglobin; found in
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___________- the building block of
hemoglobin used to transport oxygen to the
cells; found in _______________
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_____________- aids in wound healing and
strengthens the immune system; found in
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________________-balances water and fluids
in the cells; found in __________
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___________- builds hair, nails and skin;
found in ____________________.
Water
1. What percent of your body is water? _______________
2. List 3 reasons we need water:
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3. How many calories does water provide? __________
4. How much water do you need per day? _______________________ (it’s not a number!)
5. List 4 ways to increase your water intake:
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6. Why do we need to replenish water during the day? How is water lost from the body?
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7. What is dehydration?
8. What are the symptoms of dehydration?
9. What causes dehydration?