Food Groups
Name the Nutrient
Nutrient Benefits
Exercise
Nutrition Vocabulary
100
Examples from this group are apples, oranges, and bananas
What is the Fruit Group?
100
Calcium is an example of this nutrient
What is a Mineral?
100
A benefit of this nutrient is insulation and cushioning.
What is Fat?
100
Everyone should exercise a least this amount of minutes each day.
What is 60 minutes?
100
This is a unit of energy and it comes from food.
What is a calorie?
200
Examples from the group are snow peas, carrots and lettuce
What is the Vegetable Group?
200
This is a nutrient and a food group.
What is a protein?
200
A benefit of this nutrient is being the body's main source of energy.
What are Carbohydrates?
200
Exercise will help burn off this unit of energy that you get from food.
What is a Calorie?
200
Processed foods that have substances added to them.
What are refined foods?
300
Examples from this group are cheese and yogurt
What is the Dairy Group?
300
There are good and bad types of this nutrient.
What is Fat?
300
A benefit of this nutrient is being a building block for muscles and tissue development.
What is Protein?
300
Brisk walking is what type of activity.
What is moderate activity?
300
Healthier food that is made from whole grains not just part of the grain.
What is whole grain foods?
400
Examples from this group are crackers, bread and rice
What is the Grains Group?
400
This nutrient can be taken in a form of a pill if you are not getting enough from your food.
What is a vitamin?
400
A benefit of this nutrient is maintaining body functions.
What is a Mineral?
400
Competitive basketball is an example of this type of activity.
What is vigorous activity?
400
Limiting or restricting something.
What is moderating?
500
Examples from this group are nuts and fish
What is the Protein Group?
500
This nutrient is found in cereals.
What are Carbohydrates?
500
A benefit of this nutrient is healing cuts and bruises.
What is Vitamin C?
500
If you are weight training you should alternate days or this.
What are parts of the body?
500
Substances in foods that your body needs in order to grow, have energy, and stay healthy.
What are nutrients?
M
e
n
u