Food Groups
Essential Nutrients
Fueling & Hydrating
Food Label Decoding
Miscellaneous
100
This food group provides you with quick, easy energy, and it's recommended that we consume 6-8 servings of it per day
What is grains
100
This is the essential nutrient
What is water
100

This main nutrient is the body's preferred fuel during exercise.

What is carbohydrates

100
The golden rule of using food labels is
What is look at serving size
100
An inactive lifestyle is also known as being
What is sedentary
200
Be careful consuming too much of this food group, as most of it tends to be simple sugar
What is fruit
200
This helps us repair cells and makes us stronger
What is protein
200

Which of these is a poor choice for a pre-game snack right before running a race: a banana, a dry bagel, or a heavy deep-fried candy bar?

What is a heavy deep-fried candy bar 

(too much fat/sugar, hard to digest)

200
Food labels are based on a _______ calorie/day diet
What is 2,000
200
Your body uses _________ for energy, the ones it doesn’t use will get stored as _____
What is calories; fat
300
This food group has come under scrutiny because of it's high fat qualities - limit it to 1-2 servings a day
What is dairy
300
This provides us with energy and can be obtained from eating a steady diet of the grains group
What is carbohydrates
300

These minerals (like sodium and potassium) are lost in sweat and help your cells absorb nutrients and balance fluids.

What is electrolytes

300
In the ingredients list, the largest amount is listed _____
What is first
300
Not consuming foods or nutrients for an extended period of time is called
What is fasting
400
This type of vegetable or grain has very little quality because the body has trouble digesting it
What is starch
400
This is the type of fat that you should avoid because the body struggles to break it down
What is saturated
400

This simple sugar is considered the main fuel for the brain and working muscles.

What is glucose?

400
Lean means
What is low fat
400
You should consume _________ carbohydrates because it takes the body longer to break them down, providing you with longer lasting energy
What is complex
500
List the six food groups
What is fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, grains, oils
500
These are the 6 essential nutrients
What is carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water
500

What does the energy equation (Calories In vs. Calories Out) mean for an active person?  

What is balancing the fuel (food) you eat with the energy (physical activity) you burn

500
"Reduced" or "less" means that it has to have ____% less of something
What is 25%
500
One of the two golden rules of health is
What is everything in moderation; maintain a healthy balance of diet and exercise
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