Food Groups
Vitamins and Minerals
Herbs and Spices
Diet and Disease
Meal Planning
100
This food group has bread, rice and pasta products and provides you with energy.
What is the Grain Products group?
100
This is known as the sunshine vitamin.
What is Vitamin D?
100
This herb has a reputation for causing bad breath.
What is garlic?
100
This type of fat is produced by a process called hydrogenation and is associated with increased risk of heart disease.
What is trans fat?
100
What is the minimum number of meals you should eat everyday?
What is three?
200
Calcium plus vitamin D are the main nutrients in this food group.
What is the milk products group?
200
Spinach and liver provide a good source of this mineral.
What is iron?
200
Many people are eating this herb with their favorite cucumber pickle.
What is dill?
200
This type of blood cholesterol is healthy, whereas LDL cholesterol is lousy and lazy.
What is HDL?
200
Dark green or yellow______are good sources of vitamin A and should be included in the menu plan at least every other day.
What is vegetables?
300
It is good to choose dark green and orange colored foods from this food group.
What is vegetables and fruit?
300
This vitamin was missing in the sailor’s diet.
What is vitamin C?
300
The Latin name for this spice is mentha.
What is Mint?
300
Adequate calcium intake helps to prevent this disease of weakened bones.
What is osteoporosis?
300
At least one serving of______should be included in each week’s menu plan. These are a rich source of iron.
What is fish?
400
Eggs belong to this food group.
What is meat and alternatives?
400
Adding this mineral to water is believed to provide protection for children’s teeth.
What is fluoride?
400
The chemical makeup of this flavoring agent is sodium chloride.
What is salt?
400
Soluble fiber helps to control blood levels of this.
What is glucose/sugar or cholesterol?
400
What should you store your food in to prolong the shelf life?
What is air tight containers?
500
Fish, meat, baked beans, and peanut butter provide you with protein in this food group.
What is the meat and alternatives group?
500
This is a component of bone, along with phosphorous and magnesium.
What is calcium?
500
MSG stands for this.
What is monosodium glutamate?
500
Kidney stones can be caused by excessive protein intake and/or insufficient intake of this mineral.
What is calcium?
500
What food categories should be included in every meal?
What is protein, fruits/veggies, and grains?
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