Food Groups
Food Allergies
Food Safety
Food Labels
Miscellaneous
100
This food group provides you with quick, easy energy, and it's recommended that we consume 6-8 servings of it per day
What is grains
100
An allergy is a sickness of the __________ system
What is immune
100
Illness that results from consuming foods contaminated with ___________ is known as a food-borne illness or food poisoning.
What is microbes - bacteria, microorganisms, viruses, parasites
100
The golden rule of using food labels is
What is look at serving size
100
An inactive lifestyle is also known as being
What is sedentary
200
Be careful consuming too much of this food group, as most of it tends to be simple sugar
What is fruit
200
Two common symptoms of allergies are
What is sneezing, coughing, itching, hives, swelling
200
Food poisoning can result in
What is nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps
200
Food labels are based on a _______ calorie/day diet
What is 2,000
200
Your body uses _________ for energy, the ones it doesn’t use will get stored as _____
What is calories; fat
300
This food group has come under scrutiny, highlighted by the Harvard plate, because of it's high fat content - limit it to 1-2 servings a day
What is dairy
300
To fight off germs, the immune system forms proteins called ____________.
What is antihistamines
300
Cold items should be kept at ___ degrees or less, while hot items should be heated to at least __ degrees before consumption.
What is 40; 140
300
You should look at the ingredients list because
What is it will tell you which ingredient is most prevalent
300
__________ fat is unhealthy and can come from animal meat, while __________ fat is healthy and can provide you with excellent energy.
What is saturated; unsaturated
400
This type of vegetable or grain has very little quality because the body has trouble digesting it (think potatoes)
What is starch
400
This is one way doctors can test an individual for allergies
What is a scratch test or blood test
400
One safe way to properly thaw food is to
What is microwave it; run it under cool water
400
Lean means
What is low fat
400
A series of chemical reactions resulting in energy is known as
What is metabolism
500
This type of fat is considered healthy
What is unsaturated
500
Anaphylaxis is
What is a defense mechanism characterized by the swelling of the trachea
500
The four simple steps for food safety are
What is clean, separate, cook, chill
500
"Reduced" or "less" means that it has to have ____% less of something
What is 25%
500
This is the difference between a vegan and a vegetarian diet
What is vegans do not consume nor don anything in relation to the maltreatment of animals; vegetarians do not eat meat, but will often consume foods produced by animals such as eggs, dairy, etc.
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