Canada's Food Guide
Health Canada's recommended beverage of choice.
What is water?
A personal factor that impacts a person's food choices.
What are {food preferences, allergies, food skills, culture, busy schedules}
The three food groups, according to the new food guide.
What are fruits and vegetables, protein foods, and whole grains?
Minimize sugary food and brush your teet to avoid this happening in your mouth.
Tooth Decay
A disease caused by uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells in a part of the body
What is Cancer?
This food group should take up half of your plate, according to the food guide.
What are fruits and vegetables?
Family budget, cost of food, and food availability are examples of this.
What is an external factor?
Name one fruit or vegetable for each colour of the rainbow.
Points allocated at teacher's discretion.
An example of one beverage that should be limited in a healthy diet.
Teachers discretion
A condition that affects the body’s ability to metabolize sugar
What is a Type 2 Diabetes?
This type of food is the opposite of raw or natural, and is not recommended by the food guide.
What is processed food?
The act of eating slowly without distraction, and appreciating food.
What is mindful eating?
Nuts, legumes, and eggs are good examples of this food group.
What are protein foods?
2 other names for sugar that you might see on an ingredient list.
What are glucose, syrup, molasses, etc
Refers to conditions that affect the heart or blood vessels
What is Cardiovascular Disease?
The food group missing from the following meal: broccoli, chicken, an apple, and salad.
What are whole grains?
Name one strategy to combat unhealthy eating patterns.
What is meal planning, reading food labels, using Canada's Food Guide, etc.
Oatmeal, brown rice, and quinoa are examples of this food group.
What are whole grains?
The scientific term for salt, found on ingredient lists.
What is sodium?
Condition that causes the body’s bones to lose tissue
What is Osteoporosis?
Nutrition information about a food product, can be used as a tool to compare two foods.
What are food labels or Nutritional Value Charts?
Another term for advertising to influence food choices.
What is a food marketing?
Greek Yogurt is an example of this food group.
What are protein foods?
Most of the sugar in our diets comes from this source.
What are sugary drinks?
A life-threatening allergic reaction that can cause shock, a sudden drop in blood pressure, and difficulty breathing
What is Anaphylaxis?