Grains Group
Name two foods from the Grains Group.
What is bread, cereal, rice, pasta, tortillas crackers or popcorn
This vegetable can be eaten fresh or cooked into sauces for foods such as spaghetti.
What is tomato
This yellow South American fruit is a favorite of children in the United States.
What is a Banana
Name three foods in the Dairy Group.
What is milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, pudding
Name two foods in this group that come from animals.
What is beef, chicken, pork, fish, turkey, venison, or eggs
Name two whole grains
What is whole wheat, whole corn, oatmeal, barley or brown rice
Why is it important to eat vegetables?
What is it is good for us, keep us healthy, heal cuts, help us see
This fuzzy fruit is grown in New Zealand
What is Kiwifruit
How many cups of milk do most children your age need each day?
What is three
Name two foods in this group that come from plants
What is nuts, peanut butter, split peas, black-eyed peas, lentils, chick peas/garbanzo beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, navy beans
What fraction of the grains you eat should be whole grains?
What is half
Name one dark green, leafy vegetable.
What is spinach, kale, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens or romaine lettuce
This juicy fruit, originally from Mexico, is a favorite at summer picnics.
What is watermelon
Name one way to include foods from the Dairy Group in a snack
What is add a piece of cheese, glass of milk or cup of yogurt
Name one way to include foods from the Protein Group in a snack
What is any type of nut, peanut butter, chickpeas, hard boiled egg...
How much cooked rice is equivalent to 1 slice of bread?
What is 1/2 cup
Name three orange vegetables.
What is carrots, sweet potatoes, winter squash, and pumpkin
You can probably find this fruit in grocery stores in the United States, but it comes from southern Asia and the flesh is similar to a peach
What is mango
How many cups in a quart of milk?
What is four
How many eggs are equivalent to one ounce of meat?
What is one
What is the outer shell of a whole grain called?
What is bran
Name two types of dry beans.
What is pinto, kidney, black, red, navy, great northern, garbanzo/chick peas, split peas, black-eyed peas, lentils
Name two dried fruits that people eat.
What is raisins, apricots, figs, dates, cherries, cranberries, blueberries, apple slices or banana slices
How many ounces of natural cheese are equivalent to one cup of milk?
What is 1½ ounces
How many ounces in a pound of meat?
What is 16