Nutrients
The science of food and how the body uses the food taken in
What is nutrition?
The number of food groups are featured on MyPlate
What is 5?
A condition in which the body cannot properly control the level of sugar in the blood
What is diabetes?
The most severe allergic reaction
What is anaphylactic shock?
What are textures?
Chemical substances in food that help build and maintain the body?
What are nutrients?
This must always be included with meals given to children
What is milk?
Not eating enough food
What is undernutrition?
Foods with pits should be avoided to prevent this risk
What is choking?
Serving many forms of foods is known as this
What is variety?
Helps transport nutrients and waste
What is water?
Half of a person's meal plate should include these two food groups
What are fruit and vegetables?
The intake of more food than is needed by the body to function properly
What is overeating?
These foods cause 90 percent of food allergies
what is wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, eggs and milk
What is bite sized?
Helps to build and repair tissue
What are proteins?
The size of each section on the MyPlate represents this
What is the proportion of each meal?
A lack of proper nutrients in the body
What is malnutrition?
CACFP stands for what?
What is Child and Adult Care Food Program?
What children is eat is mostly based on their what
What is their home life?
Units of energy that measure how much energy food provides to the body
What are calories?
The five food groups listed on MyPlate
What are protein, vegetables, fruit, grain, and dairy?
Nutritional challenges such as malnutrition and undernutrition often result from this
Name one of the MyPlate Guidelines
What is
Focus on variety, amount, and nutrition
Choose saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars
Start with small changes to build healthier eating styles
Support healthy eating habits
Variety, texture, flavor, color, temperature, and food forms all contribute to this
What is food appeal?