Canada's Food Guide
Name the three main categories of Canada's Food Guide.
What is vegetables & fruits, proteins and whole grains?
The body's main source of energy comes from what essential nutrient?
What are Carbohydrates.
How do proteins help our bodies?
What is builds and repairs body tissue.
What food products have nutrition facts labels?
What is almost all packaged foods
When following Canada's Food Guide, what is the largest category of food on your plate?
(Hint: the category that takes up half the plate)
Name a special type of carbohydrate that comes from fruits, vegetables & whole grains.
What is Fiber.
What nutritent helps build bones and teeth?
What is Calcium
Explain calories or why they are on the nutrition facts label.
Calories tell you how much energy you get from one serving of a packaged food.
What does it mean to be mindful of your eating habits?
What is taking time to eat, noticing when you are hungry & when you are full.
What are the two main sources of proteins?
(Hint: not individual food items, the two main categories)
What is plant proteins & animal proteins.
What vitamin helps our body in the following way?
Builds and maintains connective tissue
Heals wounds
Fights infections
What is Vitamin C.
What is the serving size tells you how much food you need to eat to get the amount of calories and nutrients shown on the nutrition facts table.
According to the "Cook More Often" section on Canada's Food Guide, what are three benefits of cooking more often?
What is learn new skills, choose healthy ingredients, rely less on highly processed foods.
Other answers could include:
List the three key functions of nutrients.
What is provide energy, promote growth & development, regulate body processes.
If our bodies have unhealthy skin and bad night vision, what nutrient are we not getting enough of?
What is Vitamin A.
List the three nutrients you want to limit.
What is fat, saturated fat and trans fat, Cholesterol & Sodium.
According to the Canada Food Guide website, what are 3 ways you could benefit when you eat meals with others.
What is
Name the six essential nutrients.
What are proteins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins & water.
By eating the following foods, what nutrient would be fueling our bodies with?
Whole-grain breads, cereals, and pastas
Vegetables & fruit
Legumes
What is Fiber.
List the 4 nutrients you want more of.
What is Fiber, Vitamin A and Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron.