PFHS UNIT 3.00 KEY TERMS AND
MATERIALS
Anorexia Nervosa - ANSWER-This is characterized by weight loss often due to
excessive dieting and exercise, sometimes to the point of starvation. People with
anorexia can never be thin enough and continue to see themselves as "fat" despite
extreme weight loss.
Binge Eating Disorder - ANSWER-This is characterized by regular episodes of extreme
overeating and feelings of loss of control about eating.
Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER-The condition is marked by cycles of extreme overeating,
known as bingeing, followed by purging or other behaviors to compensate for the
overeating. It is also associated with feelings of loss of control about eating.
Congregate Meal Sites - ANSWER-Nutritional programs that provide meals to
homebound older adults and persons with disabilities.
Cross Contamination - ANSWER-The process by which bacteria is unintentionally
transferred from one food or object to another.
Food Bank - ANSWER-A warehouse or storehouse for millions of pounds of food and
other products that go out to the community.
Food Desert - ANSWER-These are geographic areas that lack access to affordable
fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low fat milk, and other foods that make up the full range
of a healthy diet, particularly for those without access to an automobile.
Food Pantry - ANSWER-An organization or group that sorts and packages donated
food items for distribution directly to people in need.
National School Lunch Program - ANSWER-Administered at the state-level by the NC
Department of Public Instruction to offer free and reduced priced meals to children from
families who qualify.
Soup Kitchen - ANSWER-A meal center or food kitchen where food is offered to the
hungry for free or at a below market price, frequently located in lower-income
neighborhoods and often staffed by volunteer organizations, such as church or
community groups.
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) -
ANSWER-Program that provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health
care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-
, breastfeeding postpartum women, and infants and children up to age five who are found
to be at nutritional risk.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - ANSWER-A food and nutrition
service that works with state agencies nutrition educators, and neighborhood and faith-
based organizations to offer nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income
individuals and families and provides economics benefits to communities.
Stability - ANSWER-One of the food security dimensions that refers to our ability to
obtain food over time.
Use and Utilization - ANSWER-One of the food security dimensions that describes the
socio-economic aspects of household food and nutrition security, determined by
knowledge and habits, while also looking at the ability of the human body to take food
and convert it.
Access - ANSWER-One of the food security dimensions that refers to all households
having enough resources to obtain food in sufficient quantity, quality and diversity for a
nutritious diet.
Availability - ANSWER-One of the food security dimensions refers to the physical
existence of food; the supply of food through production, distribution, and exchange.
Food Security - ANSWER-The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of
affordable, nutritious food.
Kitchen Hazard - ANSWER-is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health
effects on something or someone within the kitchen.
Three ways to thaw food - ANSWER-Refrigerator, Cold Water and/or Microwave
Storage of food - ANSWER-Always refrigerate perishable food within 2 hours
Danger Zone - ANSWER-Room temperatures fall between 40 and 140°F, where
bacteria grow rapidly.
Bacteria - ANSWER-need time and the right conditions to grow which is food, moisture
and a warm temperature
Negative body image - ANSWER-refers to an unrealistic view of how someone sees
their body.
Positive body image - ANSWER-realistic perception a person has of their body.
Body image - ANSWER-how you see yourself when you look in the mirror or when you
picture yourself in your mind.
MATERIALS
Anorexia Nervosa - ANSWER-This is characterized by weight loss often due to
excessive dieting and exercise, sometimes to the point of starvation. People with
anorexia can never be thin enough and continue to see themselves as "fat" despite
extreme weight loss.
Binge Eating Disorder - ANSWER-This is characterized by regular episodes of extreme
overeating and feelings of loss of control about eating.
Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER-The condition is marked by cycles of extreme overeating,
known as bingeing, followed by purging or other behaviors to compensate for the
overeating. It is also associated with feelings of loss of control about eating.
Congregate Meal Sites - ANSWER-Nutritional programs that provide meals to
homebound older adults and persons with disabilities.
Cross Contamination - ANSWER-The process by which bacteria is unintentionally
transferred from one food or object to another.
Food Bank - ANSWER-A warehouse or storehouse for millions of pounds of food and
other products that go out to the community.
Food Desert - ANSWER-These are geographic areas that lack access to affordable
fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low fat milk, and other foods that make up the full range
of a healthy diet, particularly for those without access to an automobile.
Food Pantry - ANSWER-An organization or group that sorts and packages donated
food items for distribution directly to people in need.
National School Lunch Program - ANSWER-Administered at the state-level by the NC
Department of Public Instruction to offer free and reduced priced meals to children from
families who qualify.
Soup Kitchen - ANSWER-A meal center or food kitchen where food is offered to the
hungry for free or at a below market price, frequently located in lower-income
neighborhoods and often staffed by volunteer organizations, such as church or
community groups.
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) -
ANSWER-Program that provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health
care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-
, breastfeeding postpartum women, and infants and children up to age five who are found
to be at nutritional risk.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - ANSWER-A food and nutrition
service that works with state agencies nutrition educators, and neighborhood and faith-
based organizations to offer nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income
individuals and families and provides economics benefits to communities.
Stability - ANSWER-One of the food security dimensions that refers to our ability to
obtain food over time.
Use and Utilization - ANSWER-One of the food security dimensions that describes the
socio-economic aspects of household food and nutrition security, determined by
knowledge and habits, while also looking at the ability of the human body to take food
and convert it.
Access - ANSWER-One of the food security dimensions that refers to all households
having enough resources to obtain food in sufficient quantity, quality and diversity for a
nutritious diet.
Availability - ANSWER-One of the food security dimensions refers to the physical
existence of food; the supply of food through production, distribution, and exchange.
Food Security - ANSWER-The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of
affordable, nutritious food.
Kitchen Hazard - ANSWER-is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health
effects on something or someone within the kitchen.
Three ways to thaw food - ANSWER-Refrigerator, Cold Water and/or Microwave
Storage of food - ANSWER-Always refrigerate perishable food within 2 hours
Danger Zone - ANSWER-Room temperatures fall between 40 and 140°F, where
bacteria grow rapidly.
Bacteria - ANSWER-need time and the right conditions to grow which is food, moisture
and a warm temperature
Negative body image - ANSWER-refers to an unrealistic view of how someone sees
their body.
Positive body image - ANSWER-realistic perception a person has of their body.
Body image - ANSWER-how you see yourself when you look in the mirror or when you
picture yourself in your mind.
