Nutrients
This nutrient is found in bread, fruits, vegetables, and gives your body energy
What is a carbohydrate?
What is a whole food
What is a serving size?
There are many varieties of this fruit including gala, granny smith, and honey crisp?
What is an apple?
This food that is grown by farmers that live near you. If you buy this food it helps reduce the food miles your food has to travel to ger to you, which reduces pollutants like CO2
What is local food?
This nutrient found in nuts, avocado and dairy products helps support cell growth
What is fat?
this substance is added to food to change flavor, appearance and or preserve it
what is an additive
You should fill half of your plate with these two food groups
What are fruits and vegetables?
This food group provides the body with calcium, vitamin D, and protein
What is dairy?
Food that is grown without the use of synthetic pesticides and herbicides and promotes bio diversity
What is organic food?
This nutrient is found in meat, legumes, and milk and helps grow strong bones
What is protein
This is an additive sweetener that is made from corn starch
What is high fructose corn syrup?
This is the recommended number of bread slices you should eat per serving
What is two slices of bread?
What is whole wheat bread?
This is a way to dispose of food waste in an environmentally responsible manner
This nutrient group includes vitamins and minerals
What are micronutrients?
What is a processed food?
You should drink at least 64 oz of this a day?
What is water?
This vegetable usually served mashed or fried has lots of vitamin C
What is a potato?
Farming that uses synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and usually grows one crop on a large scale
These are chemicals produced by plants that protect them from germs and insects and ALSO provide benefits to humans who eat plant foods
What are Phytonutrients
This type of fat lowers your good cholesterol and increases your bad cholesterol
What is trans fat?
This is information found on food packages that details a foods nutrition content including the amount of fat, sugar, protein, and fiber it has in it
What is a nutrition lable?
What is sugar?
This term refers to the idea that human activity should be guided by the principle that the welfare of the environment and future generation should always be considered
What is sustainability?