Name _____________________________
Bill Nye: Nutrition
1. Can we see nutrients?
2. You and I are made of ___________________.
3. Proteins can be found in _______________ or _________________________.
4. Proteins help build ______________ and __________________.
5. Do you need fats in your diet?
6. You make about ________________ of saliva a day.
7. The pyloric valve allows food to pass from the _______________ into the ____________________.
8. Calories are a measure of ____________________.
9. A food calorie is the amount of heat energy it takes to heat 1 liter of water
_________________________.
10. We get minerals we need from the Earth’s _______________.
11. How do we get them without eating rocks or dirt?
12. Calcium is important for ____________________ and ____________________.
13. You need iron for _______________ and ____________________.
14. The ____________________ represents how much of each nutrient you need every day.
15. _______________ are very good energy sources.
16. What is one source for carbohydrates?
17. ____________________ is the building block of your body.
18. Milk, eggs, and meat are sources of ____________________.
19. Eating certain plants together, such as _____________ and _______________, can give you a complete
protein.
20. Our brains are ____________________ fat.
21. T or F: Foods with the same number of calories are equally good for you.
22. The potato contains _____________, _______________, and _______________ that the soda doesn’t
have.
23. Does our body digest fiber?
24. Why do we need it then?
25. When you are not eating it is called ____________________.
26. The foundation of a food pyramid is the __________________________.
Answer Key
Bill Nye: Nutrition
1. Can we see nutrients? No
2. You and I are made of _____food_________.
3. Proteins can be found in ____fish______ or _________beans___________.
4. Proteins help build ____red blood_____ and ______muscles_______.
5. Do you need fats in your diet? yes
6. You make about ______1Liter_____ of saliva a day.
7. The pyloric valve allows food to pass from the _____stomach_____ into the _____small
intestine_____.
8. Calories are a measure of _____heat energy_____.
9. A food calorie is the amount of heat energy it takes to heat 1 liter of water _____1 degree
Celsius_____.
10. We get minerals we need from the Earth’s _____crust_____.
11. How do we get them without eating rocks or dirt? We eat plants
12. Calcium is important for _____teeth_____ and _____bones_____.
13. You need iron for _____red blood cells_____ and _____muscles_____.
14. The _____daily value_____ represents how much of each nutrient you need every day.
15. _____Carbohydrates_____ are very good energy sources.
16. What is one source for carbohydrates? Fruits – apples, oranges, vegetables – carrots, cucumbers,
beans, bread, potatoes
17. _____Protein_____ is the building block of your body.
18. Milk, eggs, and meat are sources of _____complete proteins_____.
19. Eating certain plants together, such as _____rice_____ and _____beans_____, can give you a complete
protein.
20. Our brains are _____60%_____ fat.
21. T or F: Foods with the same number of calories are equally good for you.
22. The potato contains ____proteins____, _____minerals_____, and _____fiber_____ that the soda
doesn’t have.
23. Does our body digest fiber? No
24. Why do we need it then? It pushes food through your system and scrapes out things that can make us sick
25. When you are not eating it is called _____fasting_____.
26. The foundation of a food pyramid is the _____carbohydrates______.