Fruits and Vegetables
A sweet, edible fruit produced by a tree. Usually green or red
Apple
What is a balanced diet?
eating a wide variety of foods in the right proportions
How many calories should a person eat
around 2100 calories
The main meat dish that many Americans eat at Thanksgiving
Turkey
Sweetened dessert that is baked in the oven and served mostly on birthdays
Cake (Birthday cake)
Is green and can be made into pickles
Cucumber
Which foods contain fiber
brown rice, wholewheat pasta,white bread, potatoes
How many people have too little to eat
around 805 million
This treat tastes like peppermint and is hung in Christmas trees
Candy Canes
A square, baked, chocolate dessert.
Brownies
A plant species that starts out white and turns dark purple as it gets older
Eggplant
Name three sources of protein
Milk and dairy foods, beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat
difference between hunger and undernourishment
Hunger is a signal created by the body to let you know that it is time to eat; once you eat, the hunger goes away.
Undernourishment occurs when you do not receive the nutrients your body needs to support growth and health (more constant form of hunger)
Often eaten with ketchup, mustard, or relish on the 4th of July (and at baseball games)
HotDogs
A sweetened frozen food
Ice Cream
What fruit is green in the inside, green on the outside, and has a big seed
Avocado
What can eating too much salt cause
raises blood pressure, can lead to heart disease or having a stroke
Most underweight children live in:
Asia
White, orange, and yellow candies seen on Halloween in America
Candy Corn
A baked or cooked food that is small, flat and sweet
Cookie
What is the most popular vegetable in the United States?
Which fat is necessary for your body
unsaturated fats
Malnutrition can be caused by which factors?
food insecurity; lack of infrastructure; poor sanitation and lack of public health services
Traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, whipped egg whites, egg yolks, and drank during the Holiday season
Egg Nogg
A sweet dessert that has one or more layers. The main/thickest layer is made of soft fresh cheese, eggs, and sugar
Cheesecake