Food Guide Basics
It’s the name of the guide that helps Canadians make healthy food choices.
What is Canada's Food Guide?
These foods come from plants and are full of vitamins.
What are fruits and vegetables?
These foods give your body what?
What is energy?
Meat contains protein which helps build _____ (Hint: lifting weights helps make these bigger)
What are muscles?
This is the healthiest drink choice according to Canada’s Food Guide.
What is water?
These foods come from plants and are full of vitamins.What are fruits and vegetables?Canada’s Food Guide says to fill this much of your plate with fruits and veggies.
What is half?
One serving of rice or pasta should be about this size.
What is half a cup (or your cupped hand)?
True or false: We can only get protein through eating meat
False
Name three main food categories in the Food Guide.
What are fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and meats foods?
One portion of fruit or vegetables is about the size of this body part.
What is your fist?
Whole grain bread is healthier than this kind of bread.
What is white bread?
One portion of meat should be about the size of this body part.
What is the palm of your hand?
The Food Guide suggests filling half your plate with these.
What are fruits and vegetables?
Canada's Food Guide says to eat one dark green vegetable each day, name one.
What is broccoli, spinach, romaine lettuce
Name 3 whole grain foods other than bread.
oatmeal, whole wheat pasta, quinoa
Name 2 meat alternatives
Beans, lentils, seeds
Canada’s Food Guide recommends choosing lean meats and limiting these types of foods high in salt or fat.
What are processed meats (like bacon or sausage)?
The food guide says to have at least one vegetable of a colour that isn't green everyday. What is the colour?
What is orange
What nutrient do whole grains contain that helps us feel fuller for longer?
What is fibre?
Meats such as sausage and bacon are foods to limit because they are high in ____________
fat or salt