Fruits
Name the way strawberries grow; on vines, trees, or bushes.
What are bushes
Name the vegetable that is considered a tuber; potato, carrots, or tomatoes
Potato
Name three types of grains
Wheat, oats, quinoa, barley, buckwheat, bulgur, amaranth, rice, millet, popcorn, sorghum, corn, farro, and others
Name one example of a protein that you could have at breakfast
Eggs, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, bacon, sausage
One of the following has the most protein; 1 cup of almond milk, 1 cup of Greek yogurt, or 1 cup of cow's milk
What is Greek yogurt
Juicing fruits removes one important nutrient found in whole fruits. Name the nutrient.
What is fiber
Herb found on caprese salad
This type of whole grain comes in rolled, steel-cut, old-fashioned, quick-cook, instant, and other varieties
What is oats or oatmeal
Name one example of a plant-based protein
The country Camembert cheese originates from
What is France
Process occurring in fruit when starch is broken down and sugar content increases. Name this process.
What is ripening
Name three different types of squash
What is butternut, buttercup, delicata, spaghetti, summer, acorn, pumpkin, hubbard, kabocha and other varieties
Name the two main groups of carbohydrates
What are simple and complex carbohydrates
The building blocks of protein are called
If someone is lactose-intolerant, they do not produce enough of a specific enzyme. Name the enzyme.
What is lactase
Compounds found in fruits that neutralize free-radicals in the body
What are antioxidants
This leafy green vegetable is a good source of magnesium and iron
What is spinach
Protein found in wheat, barley, rye and sometimes in oats that people with celiac disease can't have
What is gluten
Name the nutrient that is found in high amounts in red meat sources and helps transport oxygen in the body
What is iron
Name a vitamin in milk that can be degraded by exposure to light
What is Vitamin A, Vitamin D, or Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), any answer is acceptable
Name one of the phytochemicals found in tomatoes
What is: phenolic compounds (phenolic acids and flavonoids), carotenoids (lycopene, α, and β carotene), or glycoalkaloids (tomatine)
Vegetable with an active component called capsaicin that produces a burning sensation
What is a chili pepper
The hard outer layer of a grain that causes bread to have a darker color
What is bran
It is recommended that the average American eats ___ grams of protein per kg of body weight per day
What is 0.8 grams
Name a dominant type of protein found in milk
What is casein