Nutrition

Questions & Answers

Vitamin Intake How can I increase ALL of my vitamin intake

without eating a ton?

What is your favorite healthy food?

Low-Fat I read in a magazine that “low fat” doesn’t

necessarily mean a great thing because that it adds more calories. What is true?

What is a healthy body fat percentage for female athletes?

Chocolate Does dark chocolate give you the same high,

sugar crash as other sugary foods?

Is dark chocolate really any better for you than milk chocolate?

Healing Foods Are there foods that heal or having healing

properties?

Echinacea – does it work? What is in it?

What is metabolism? What exactly is it? Why is it different in

people?

Fats What are some more examples of good /

healthy fats?

What fat is better – trans or saturated?

Midterm Will we need to know the chemical

configurations for the different types of fat?

Can you eat too many tomatoes?

Is broiling steak worse for you?

Vitamin D Do you get enough vitamin D if you use

tanning beds?

Junk Food Is there an amount of junk food (cookies,

cupcakes, candy, etc) that is considered okay to eat each day?

Protein If you are eating a lot of protein each day, but

are also eating a lot of carbs, fats, veggies, etc and are also working out about 2 hours a day, could it still be harmful on your body?

Grains Which kind of white bread is good for you?

How can you tell (wheat vs whole wheat bread)?

Is white rice bad for you?

Brain Food What is a good “brain food”? Is there any

food that increases brain activity?

Healthier substitutes I’ve tried applesauce instead of oil, Splenda

instead of sugar and non-fat milk instead of 1% or 2%. For crust though, nothing seems to work as a good substitute, suggestions?

Fiber Are bran doughnuts a good source of fiber or

only good for old people?

Veggies/Fruit – better with skin on or off?

Protein How much protein is in chicken?

Does chunky peanut butter and creamy have different protein content? Is one healthier?

Does leaner meat have less protein?

Vegetarian Products What are Morning Star products made of?

What is the point of eating soy?

Milligram vs Microgram vs International Unit IU – vitamins & drugs 1 IU = 0.3 micrograms

or 0.0003 mg

Microgram = metric unit of mass equal to 0.001 milligram

Milligram = common metric unit of mass = 1,000 micrograms

Calcium Would you have to greatly increase your

intake of greens if you don’t do dairy?