How much of your plate at meals should be fruits and vegetables?
Half of your plate should be fruits and vegetables.
Which food groups does a beef taco fit into (flour tortilla shell, tomato, lettuce, ground beef, and cheese)?
Grains, vegetables, protein, and dairy...
...but what about TOMATOES? Are they a vegetable or a fruit?
Shrimp belongs to which food group?
Protein
Yogurt belongs to which food group?
Dairy
(100 BONUS POINTS if you said yogurt is also a good source of protein!)
100% orange juice is part of which food group?
Fruit
At least 60 minutes of _______ is recommended each day for a healthy lifestyle.
Physical activity
Provide two examples of a whole grain food
Brown rice, whole wheat bread/pasta/tortillas/crackers, oatmeal, buckwheat, quinoa, popcorn
Beans and peas are special. They belong to two food groups. What are those two food groups?
Vegetables and Proteins
Dark-green, Starchy, Red and Orange, and Beans and Peas...These are subgroups of foods in which food group?
Vegetables
What is a whole grain alternative to white rice?
Brown Rice
Water is part of which food group?
TRICK! It's not part of any food group. Water is an essential nutrient though, and some fruits and vegetables have high water content (like celery, apples, cucumbers, watermelon, oranges, and tomatoes).
A Hawaiian pizza, with pineapple and ham as toppings, belongs to which food groups?
Pineapple = Fruit, Tomato Sauce = Vegetable, Ham = Protein, Cheese = Dairy, Crust = Grain
200 BONUS POINTS if you get all five!
Kale is an example of a ______.
Vegetable
100 BONUS POINTS if you said a dark green vegetable!
All are examples of physical activity except for sleeping.
Name 5 vegetables that start with the same letter
Ex. Celery, Cucumbers, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cabbage
500 BONUS POINTS if you got them all!
Which food groups are missing from this meal?
Fish, Beans, Broccoli, Milk
Grains and Fruit
200 BONUS POINTS: Name two options for this meal from each of the missing food groups.
Walnuts, almonds, and peanuts are examples of what, and all belong to which food group?
Nuts; Protein Foods
200 BONUS POINTS!
Which of the following is not a whole grain: oatmeal, shredded wheat, whole-wheat toast, or corn flakes?
Corn Flakes
Which of the following are examples of whole grain foods: animal crackers, corn bread, cheese puffs, pretzels, and/or whole-wheat crackers?
Only the whole-wheat crackers
Create a breakfast with foods from the protein, fruit, dairy, and grain groups. Make your grain a whole grain.
Ex. Protein = Egg, Fruit = 100% Orange Juice, Dairy = Yogurt, Grain = Oatmeal
400 BONUS POINTS if you got them all!