Canada's Food Guide
The preferred beverage choice according to Canada's Food Guide.
What is Water?
The approximate number of calories recommended by Health Canada per day for an adult.
What is 2000?
The three macronutrients.
What are carbohydrates, protein, and fat?
Micronutrients include these two categories.
What are vitamins and minerals?
What are fast food products high in? (3 things)
Sodium, Fats, and Sugar
The three food groups in Canada's New Food Guide.
What are Whole Grains, Protein Foods, and Fruits and Vegetables?
Three examples of foods that are good sources of carbohydrates?
What are... (teacher judges points)
Measure of energy that a food provides.
What is a calorie?
What is sodium?
True or False: The nutrition label on foods is required by Canadian Law?
True
This percentage of your plate should be made up of fruits and vegetables.
What is one half?
This percentage of your energy should come from protein foods.
What is 10-30%?
Eggs are classified as this food group.
What are protein foods?
Broccoli, citrus fruits, and papaya are sources of this micronutrient.
Hint: Helps with colds
What is Vitamin C?
Income, proximity to stores, traditions, culture, and cooking ability are influences as to how and what we eat. What are they known as?
Factors
The amount of food a company has determined they will base their nutritional value chart on.
What is serving size?
Avocados, olive oil, and salmon are sources of this kind of fat.
What is unsaturated (good) fat?
This kind of carbohydrate is more likely to be not nutrient-dense, and cause spikes in blood sugar.
What are simple (bad) carbohydrates?
This mineral, found in dairy products, is responsible for strengthening bones and teeth.
What is Calcium?
What is the rule (fraction) schools have to follow with regard to selling food on school property?
4/5
This percentage of Daily Value is considered to be a lot.
What is 15% or higher?
This kind of fat is man-made, and is regulated by Health Canada.
What are trans (bad) fats?
Most animal and dairy fats (butter, cream) are considered to be saturated with this element from the periodic table.
Hint: Its the first element listed on the Periodic Table
What is hydrogen?
These two out of the four vitamins that can be absorbed by fat in the body.
What are vitamins A, D, E, and K?
Ingredients are listed in a particular way on nutrition labels. What does this tell the consumer?
It tells the consumer how much of each ingredient is in the product. The first listed ingredient is the most.