6 Essential Nutrients
Myplate
Food Labels
Food Safety
100

The 6 essential nutrients are 

What is proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water 

100

Chicken, steak, beef, beans, peanut butter are examples of 

What is protien

100

Who decides what information goes on a food label?

What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA)

100

Wash hands for _____ seconds with soap and water before, during, and after preparing food and before eating.

What is 20 seconds 

200

The three types of fat are

What is saturated fat, unsaturated fat and trans fat. 

200

The five food groups are 

What is proteins, grains, dairy, vegetables, and fruit.  

200

The purple part of the food label tell the consumer 

What is % of Daily Value 

200

___________ is used to ensure foods are cooked to a safe internal temperature

What is a food thermometer

300

The building block that makes up protein is 

What is Amino acids

300

A guide designed to help Americans make healthy food choices.

What is myplate 

300

If you have three servings of the food, how many grams of carbohydrates would you eat and what would the % daily value be?

What is 102g and % daily value of 36%

300

What internal temperature should you could beef, port, lamb and veel to? 

What is 165

400

These start off as oils and are made solid through processing: for example, boxed crackers.

What is Trans fats 

400

List one myplate food guideline: 

What is eat a variety of healthy foods. Eat less of some foods and more of others. Fruits and vegetables take up half the plate. Grains and protein take up about one-quarter of the plate.

400

Why is it important for the FDA and USDA to monitor food labels? 

What is they require that all food labels show the same nutrition and health information. This allows consumers to compare different foods and make the choices that are right for them.

400

What is the "danger zone" when keeping food safe 

What is 40°F to 140°F for 2 hours or more than 1 hour when the air temperature is greater than 90°F

500

____________ Carbohydrates:  the body digests slowly, starches.

What is complex

500

Describe a well-balanced meal with all 5 food groups

What is proteins, grains, dairy, fruits, and vegetables  

500

Food labels tell us 

What is inside a food package to help us make good decisions towards nutrition and health

500

List two tips for keeping food safe

What is separate raw and ready to eat food, cooks meats to safe internal temp, wash hands and refrigerate leftovers

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