Vocabulary
Your body’s physical need for food
Hunger
A student wants pizza after seeing a commercial. This influenced their choice.
Media or advertising
These two food groups should fill about half your plate.
Fruits and vegetables
Eating different foods so your body gets different nutrients is called this.
Variety
You should do this with soap and water before preparing food.
Wash your hands
The desire to eat because food looks or smells good, even when you are full.
Appetite
A student tries a snack because everyone at their table is eating it.
Friends or peers
Bread, rice, pasta, and oatmeal belong to this group.
Grains
Paying attention to how much and how often you have foods such as soda or candy is called this.
Moderation
Raw chicken and a ready-to-eat salad should be kept this way.
Separate
These measure the energy available in food.
Calories
A family prepares a traditional dish for a celebration.
Culture or family tradition
Eggs, beans, fish, and chicken belong to this group.
Protein
This fruit choice usually provides more fiber than its juice.
Whole fruit
Milk and leftovers that need to stay cold belong here.
In the refrigerator
This nutrient helps control the amount of fluid in your body
Sodium
A student chooses a food because it takes only one minute to prepare.
Convenience
Milk, yogurt, and cheese belong to this group.
Dairy
Oatmeal, brown rice, and whole-wheat bread are examples of these grains.
Whole grains
Sickness caused by eating unsafe food.
Foodborne illness
This term means choosing a mix of foods from different food groups so your body gets the nutrients it needs.
Variety
A student picks a snack because it is cheap, easy to find, and their friends are buying it too.
convenience and friends
This government department created MyPlate.
The USDA
Fruit, whole-grain crackers with cheese, or nuts are examples of this type of snack.
Nutrient-dense snacks
Cooked chicken should go onto this kind of plate, rather than one that held raw chicken.
A clean plate