It is better to serve yourself food from the kitchen counter versus the kitchen table.
True.! Studies show people are far less likely to load their plate a second time-and double their calories- if the food is not right in front of them.
100
What should be the largest portion of your plate?
What is vegetables? Because they are loaded with vitamins and minerals that do everything from help form red blood cells, helping you resist infections and even help turn your body turn carbohydrates and protein into energy.
100
A tablespoon if fats and oils should be about the size of a_______?
What is a poker chip!
100
Where is the Nutrition Counseling?
In the Campus Recreation Building.
100
A woman's ______ is about a cup.
What is her fist?
200
Cottage Cheese is a good source of protein.
True. One cup of cottage cheese provides 26 g protein, roughly equivalent to that of one three-ounce chicken breast, the American Dietetic Association shows.
200
A serving size of a brownie should typically be the size of ______?
What is a dental floss package?
200
The first __(#)___ of nutrition coaching sessions are free if your are a NIU student.
Two. After the first two sessions for NIU students, they sessions are $10 each time you are consulted. For non students members the first and second session are $15 each. After the fee lowers to $10 per session.
200
Typically a person would aim for ?-5 servings of fruits and vegetables?
What is 3?
300
All Carbohydrates are bad for people who want to lose weight.
False. No one food group should ever be eliminated from your diet.
300
About how many servings of milk/dairy servings should a person typically have in one day?
One or Two servings of milk or dairy. And one small glass of juice per day. Avoid sugary drinks!
300
A cup of cereal should be about the size of a what?
What is a baseball?
300
The sessions are especially for freshman students for who dine on-campus.
False. The sessions are for all NIU students and can be for meal planning, eating out, in the dining halls, and grocery shopping.
300
In a Brisk Lemon flavored tea in a 20 oz bottle, contains about how many packets of sugar?
What is 11 packets of sugar!
400
Potatoes, yam, and corn should be placed on the vegetable part of "your plate".
False. Because they are high in starch they should be not be placed in the vegetable portion of your plate but the starch portion.
400
Instead of refined grains (white bread/pasta), you should eat _________ grains?
What is Whole grains (brown rice, whole wheat bread, whole-grain pasta).
400
A bagel/muffin should be the size of what?
What is a hockey puck or a 6 oz can of tuna?
400
The Nutrition Counseling is for people who want to lose weight, maintain weight, peak their athletic performance and have health concerns.
True. They offer personalized sessions can help you with various health dietary concerns you may have.
400
What is the recommended meal plan for a student who lives on campus?
What is the unlimited. Because students are less likely to feel pressured about the getting the most amount of food they can consume for their buck.
500
Vitamin B12 is naturally found only in animal products.
True. However, B12 can be found in cereals, soy products or in a vitamin b12 supplement.
500
Name one healthy oil.
What is Olive or canola oil.
500
A half cup of ice cream/frozen yogurt is about the size of what?
What is a light bulb?
500
At the Nutrition Counseling, walk-ins are welcome.
False. Scheduling requests can be made when dropping off the Client Assessment Questionnaire and 3-Day Food Log or by accessing the appointment request form online.
500
Your body can receives sugars from fruits and ______
What is carbohydrates can be turned into sugars after your body has processed them.