Summer Fruits and Veggies
These small, deep-blue summer favorites contain high amounts of antioxidants and are native to North America.
What are blueberries?
This watery substance in the mouth starts the chemical breakdown of starches.
What is saliva?
What are the three food groups that should be present at most meals?
What are protein, carbohydrate, and fat?
Known as "red gold," this spice made from crocus threads is the world's most expensive.
What is saffron?
This is widely known as the "sunshine vitamin" because the body makes it after being in the sun.
What is Vitamin D?
Botanically speaking, this red, vine-growing summer favorite is a fruit, though culinarily it is treated as a vegetable in salads and sauces.
What is a tomato?
This strong acid is found inside the stomach to help break down food.
What is hydrochloric acid (HCl)?
BONUS (points x2)
What is one food and one non food related thing you did this week that you felt proud of?
This Italian comfort food is traditionally made with flat or wide pasta, layered with ground meat, tomato sauce, and melted cheese.
What is lasagna?
The "B" in a classic BLT sandwich stands for this crispy meat.
What is bacon?
Botanically a fruit, this red summer staple was legally declared a vegetable by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1893.
What is a tomato?
Most nutrient absorption happens in this long, twisting part of the digestive tract.
What is the small intestine?
True or false: you should drink a lot of fluid during your meal to support digestion.
False: drinking too much fluid during the meal can dilute your digestive enzymes and make digestion less effective.
A hot, sweetened Indian beverage of black tea brewed with milk and aromatic spices like cardamom and ginger.
What is chai?
This month is National Oatmeal Month officially celebrated in the United States.
What is January (when people buy the most oats)?
This summer fruit is the official "King of Fruits" and has a creamy texture?
What is a mango?
This organ is the "boss" of fat breakdown because it makes bile.
What is the liver?
You should avoid going longer than this many hours without eating, because by this time food has moved through your digestive system, and the energy it has provided has been used up.
What is 4 hours.
BONUS (2x points)
Name 2 reasons why you want to be able to eat more solid foods
Adding a daily bowl of oatmeal with raisins helps increase this dietary component important for gut health.
What is fiber?
BONUS (1.5x points)
What is one food you can do an exposure with this week?
Most nutrient absorption happens in this long, twisting tube.
What is the small intestine?
Grounding exercises like these can help your body feel more calm, which supports increased appetite and better digestion.
What are breathing exercises, humming, noticing 5 senses, short burst of intense activity.
This main dish is made of rice, fish, cucumbers, and avocado, often wrapped in seaweed.
What is sushi?
Water is made up of hydrogen and this other element.
What is oxygen?