Vocabulary
Calories
& fat
Ratios &
Cooking &
Proportions Nutrition
Chance
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A measurement that indicates the energy value
of foods.
Calorie
Suppose that there are 18 females and 14
males in your class. The _________ of
males to females is 14 to 18.
Ratio
An equal comparison is called a
_________________.
Proportion
A substance that furnishes
nourishment is called a
_________________.
Nutrient
The vocabulary words
Recommended Dietary Allowance
and
Daily Value
both have to do with nutrient
levels.
How are these two words different.
Tell what each means.
Recommended Dietary
Allowancenutrient levels required to
maintain energy & growth.
Dietary Valuenutrient levels listed on a food
label.
Look at these two nutrition labels from
different cereals.
A. Which one has more calories per
serving?
B. Which one has fewer calories from fat?
C. Which of the following cereals would
you choose. Your reason must be
supported by evidence from the label.
Honey Nut
Cheerios
Reese’s
Puffs
A. More calorie:
Reese’s Puffs
B. Fewer calories from
fat: Honey Nut Cherrios
C. Answers will varymust be supported with
evidence
Find the calories consumed for the
following meal:
Breakfast- yogurt, corn muffin, iced
tea with sugar.
430 Calories
How many calories are burned in a
brisk, 3 mile walk?
750 calories
If a pound of body fat contains about
3,500 calories, how long will it take
to lose one pound by walking
slowly?
28 hours
How many calories are used in 40 minutes of running?
** Running consumes 700 calories per hour
467
Are these two ratios are equal?
5
30
6
360
Not equal
Find the missing term in this proportion.
8
4
150
X
75
A 16 ounce glass of ginger ale
contains 173 calories, how many
calories are there in 10 ounces?
108 calories
Jeanne buys an apple pie cut
into sixths. She eats the whole
pie. If each piece contains 330
calories, how many calories
does she consume?
1,980 calories
If 8 ounces of celery soup
contain 72 calories, how
many calories are contained
in 12 ounces?
108 calories
What time must a Tator-Tot
Hot Dish be put in the oven to
be ready by 4:30PM if it the
hot-dish takes 1 hour and 20
min. for cooking.
3:10PM
What time must a roast be put in the oven
to be ready by 5:00 PM if it the roast takes
3 hours and 10 min. for cooking.
1:50 PM
A recipe that calls for six calls
for 5 ounces of cream of
mushroom sauce. Compute
the amount of sauce needed
to serve eight people. Round
to the nearest ounce.
7 ounces (rounded)
A salad recipe that serves 10 people
requires 1 ½ cups of celery. How
much celery is needed for 5
servings?
¾ cup
A recipe that serves six calls for 4
ounces of tomato sauce.
Compute the amount of tomato
sauce necessary to serve 8
people. Round your answer to
the nearest ounce.
5 ounces
There are 15 grams of
carbohydrates in 1 cup or
popcorn. How many grams
of carbohydrates are there in
3 cups of popcorn?
15 grams of carbohydrate
For breakfast Kevan has two 8 ounce
glasses of skim milk, 3 large eggs, 3 slices
of toast with margarine, and 8 ounces of
orange juice. Use the calorie chart to
compute the total calories in Kevan’s
meal.
807 calories
There are 1.5 mg of iron in 8
ounces of apple juice. How
many ounces would contain
100% of the RDA for iron if 18
mg are recommended?
96 oz
A blueberry whole grain
breakfast bar has 3 grams fat
and 140 calories. What % of
calories are from fat?
(Remember there are 9 calories
of fat per gram.)
19%
Eight ounces of orange juice
contain 1 mg of niacin. If the
RDA for niacin is 20 mg, what
% of the RDA of niacin is
provided by the orange juice?
5%