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Calories:
a measure of how much energy is in food; one calorie equals the amount of energy it
takes to raise a gram of water one degree Celsius.
Carbohydrates:
nutrients humans need for energy; sugar, fiber, and starch are all carbohydrates.
Chef:
someone who cooks for a living.
Convert:
to change from one unit to another.
Culinary:
referring to food preparation.
Ingredients:
the individual foods that go into making a recipe.
Nutrients:
substances we need for our bodies to work right, and which we must get through food.
Nutrition:
all the ways we get and eat food.
Protein:
a nutrient people need for healthy muscles and growth.
Recommended daily requirement:
the amount of a nutrient scientists tell us we should eat every
day.
Saturated:
filled, containing the largest possible amount.
Unsaturated:
not filled, able to contain more.
