LIFESCI 2N03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Flax, European Corn Borer, Almond Milk

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Life Sciences
• Course: LIFESCI 2N03
• Professor: Danny M.Pincivero

Document Summary

A diet that provides enough of the energy, nutrients, and ibre to maintain a person"s health. Refers to eaing the right amounts of foods to maintain a healthy weight and to opimize the body"s metabolic processes. A diet that contains the combinaions of foods that provide the proper balance of nutrients trying to achieve rda (or al) If you increase variety and maintain moderaion, you will have a healthy balanced diet. Refers to eaing many diferent foods each day. Not a lot of energy, but a lot of nutrients, in broccoli. Nutrient density: amount of energy in a food source relaive to its" mass. amount of nutrients in a food source relaive to its" energy content. 1 cup (250 ml) skim milk vs 1 cup chocolate milk. Nutrient density with respect to protein, we see skim milk provides more protein per unit than chocolate milk.