Love of Liquids
This drink is the best choice for keeping you hydrated.
What is Water?
This "non-specified" amount of salt that grandma used as a measurement is the amount the human body needs to function.
What is a pinch or about 1 gram.
It is recommended to greatly limit the amount of this type of food, referring to any food changed from its natural state.
What is processed foods?
This is the name for the daily amount of any given item listed on a nutrition label.
What is % daily value?
Refer to this date for a guide to food freshness.
What is the "use by" date?
The amount of water (in cups) that the average male should drink each day.
What is 13? (9 cups for women)
This is the recommended daily amount of sodium (in mg) for people over 50.
What is 1500mg
Good health comes from eating a balanced diet every day. Make sure to include these types of foods that come from roots, leaves, stems, or flowers.
What are fruits and vegetables?
The percentage needed of this vitamin may increase as you age. You might also hear it called during Bingo.
What is B12?
You should do this if you think your food has an "off" odor, flavor, or texture. When in doubt. . .
These are reasons that a person may need to increase water intake.
Medications
Activity level (exercise)
Environment (excessive heat)
Increased sweating
This is one example of a high salt food.
Processed meat like bacon, ham, and pre-seasoned meats
Restaurant food
Some cereals
Bread
Some Snacks
Good health comes from eating a balanced diet. Be sure to include these fiber-packed foods that come from the entire seed of a plant.
What are whole grains?
This is the amount of daily total calories US nutrition label percent daily values are based on.
What is 2000?
If shopping trips become difficult, these types of foods store well AND can be used to treat a bump on the head!
What are frozen foods?
Fatigue, confusion, short-term memory loss and mood changes can all be signs of this condition, indicating that your body's fluids are low.
What is dehydration?
This is the amount of time it will take your taste buds to adjust to eating less salt.
What is 3-4 weeks.
Good health comes from eating a balanced diet. Be sure to include low fat versions of these foods that come from the milk of lactating mammals.
What are dairy products?
This percent daily value or lower indicates a "low source" of a nutrient or substance on a food label.
What is 5% or lower
This is the amount of days the US Dept. of Agriculture recommends using cooked leftovers.
What is 3 to 4 days?
What is 100% Juice
Avoid juices with labels containing the words, "beverage," "punch," "ade," and "cocktail."
Foods that claim to be "low sodium" must have this amount (in mg) or less per serving.
Good health comes from eating a balanced diet. Be sure to LIMIT your intake of food and drinks containing high amount of these two "enemies of the plate."
What are sugar and fat?
This percent daily value or higher indicates a high source of a nutrient or substance on a food label.
What is 20%?
Some people think that doing this to meat, poultry, eggs, or seafood is a food safety practice, but it can actually spread harmful germs around the kitchen.
What is washing?