Food Groups
Nutrients
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Vocabulary
100

All foods made from meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds are considered part of this food group. 

What is the Protein group?

100

A class of nutrients that is made up of sugars, starch, and fiber

What are carbohydrates?

100
characterized by a pursuit of thinness that leads to self-starvation
What is ANOREXIA
100
This eating disorder can cause health risks such as anemia, loss of hair, and osteoporosis.
What is anorexia
100
This is the term also known as "high blood pressure"
What is hypertension?
200

All fluid milk products and many foods made from milk are considered part of this food group.

What is the Dairy group?

200

A class of nutrients that do not mix with water. It is also made up mostly of fatty acids, which provide energy to the body.  Some of these nutrients are more healthy than others.

What is fats?

200
characterized by a cycle of bingeing followed by extreme behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as purging.
What is BULIMIA
200
The compounds in food that are required by the body for proper growth, maintenance, and functioning
What is Nutrients?
200
The main means of mass communication that reaches or influences people widely
What is media
300

This food may be raw or cooked; fresh, frozen, canned, or dried/dehydrated; and may be whole, cut-up, or mashed.

What is the Vegetable group?

300

A class of nutrients (made of amino acids) that build body tissues and supply the body with energy.

What is protein?

300
Characterized by recurring episodes of eating significantly more food in a short period of time than most people would eat under similar circumstances, with episodes marked by feelings of lack of control.
What is BINGE EATING DISORDER
300
USDA's new food icon that serves as a quick visual to make healthy food choices when you choose your next meal
What is MyPlate?
300
the subjective picture or mental image of one's own body
What is body image
400

This food may be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried, and may be whole, cut-up, or pureed.  Can be used in other food items, as a topping or in a smootie.

What is the Fruit group?

400

Required by the body for growth and proper functioning. These nutrients do not yield any energy for the body.

What is vitamins?

400
51% of obese people with binge eating disorder also suffer from this psychological disorder
What is depression
400
This is the amount of sleep that is recommended per night.
What is 8 hours? (8-10 is an acceptable answer also)
400
This disease causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses like bending over or coughing can cause a fracture.
What is osteoporosis
500

Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of this food group.

What is the grains group?

500

Elements of the earth that are needed in the diet. These elements perform many functions in body tissues.

What are minerals?

500
Obesity is defined as having a BMI of ______?
What is 30 or higher
500
At least half of your plate should be made up of these two food groups.
What are fruits and vegetables?
500
We have 206 of these in our body. They are living tissue, which is constantly being absorbed and replaced.
What is bone?
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