Nutrition
World Cuisines
Holiday-related Foods
Food Myths
Vitamins & Minerals
100
The five main food groups
What are grains, protein, vegetables, fruit, and dairy?
100
A flatbread dish from Italy, typically topped with tomato, cheese, and other ingredients. It is typically baked in a wood-fired oven.
What is pizza?
100
Commonly cooked bird on dinner tables in late November
What is a turkey?
100
This food group is often wrongly blamed for weight gain, but whole versions like oats and fruits are vital for energy.
What are carbohydrates?
100
Most prominent vitamin present in citrus fruits.
What is vitamin C?
200
This type of fat is considered “good fat” and is found in foods like avocados and nuts.
What is unsaturated fat?
200
This Vietnamese soup consists of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat (usually beef, and sometimes chicken)
What is Pho?
200
Typically constructed using graham crackers and frosting, and decorated with candy during Christmas time.
What is a gingerbread house?
200
Fact or false?: The only way to detox is through juice cleanses.
False; The liver and kidneys are the body's built-in detox system
200
Milk and dairy products contain this mineral, which supports bone health.
What is calcium?
300
Commonly used to replace sour cream in recipes with this for fewer calories and more protein.
What is greek yogurt?
300
This flaky pastry filled with nuts and syrup is popular in Greece and Turkey
What is baklava?
300
On Día de los Muertos in Mexico, this sweet bread decorated with bone shapes is placed on altars
What is pan de muerto?
300
Many believe they need exactly 8 glasses of this every day.
What is water? (Hydration needs vary by person and diet)
300
Deficiency in this mineral results in a lack of oxygen in the blood. An individual may experience tiredness, weakness, dizziness, and poor concentration.
What is iron?
400
If a food label (example below) displays 20% Daily Value of calcium, it gives you this portion of your daily calcium needs.
What is 20%?
400
You're at Oktoberfest, drinking beer and eating bratwurst. Where are you?
What is Germany?
400
In Spain, it’s traditional to eat 12 of these at midnight on New Year’s Eve to bring good luck for the coming year
What are grapes?
400
Fact or false? Eating after 8 p.m. makes you gain weight
False; Timing does not automatically make you gain weight. Broadly, it is the amount of calorie intake and activity level of the individual that influence weight gain.
400
This vitamin supports eye health. It is commonly found in carrots, beef liver, and fish such as salmon.
What is vitamin A?