define nutrition.

Vitamin list: Vitamins may be used more than once Thiamin Folate Riboflavin Vitamin B12 Niacin Vitamin B6 Niacin equivalents as tryptophan Vitamin C Pantothenic acid Vitamins found across all the food groups: 1) ___________2) _________ ** Now, don’t use either of these 2 vitamins in the spaces below Sliced beef sandwich: Wheat bread 1) ______2) ________3) _________4) ___________ Sliced beef 1) __________2) ____________ Romaine lettuce 1) ____________ Tomatoes 1) ___________ Glass of 1% milk 1) __________2) __________3) ________ Fruit Salad: Orange chunks 1) _________2) ___________ Strawberries 1) __________ Trail Mix Handful of peanuts 1) ______2) ______ Scoop of pretzels  1) _________2) _________3) ________4) __________

Table the major food groups, their subdivisions, and the points in the digestive tract where they are absorbed.

list the order in which food passes through the body

Describe the process of fat digestion/degradation.

describe the importance of Vitamin and Mineral supplementation to human health.

before each nutrient can be absorbed it is broken down into its smallest component.  What are the following absorbed as? a) Protient, b) Fats, c) Carbonhydrates