General Nutrition
These are foods with lots of calories but few/no nutrients, such as chips, candy, baked goods, soda, and alcohol.
What are "Empty Calories"?
Eggs, chicken, red meat, and nuts make up this food group
What is Protein?
One of these a day can help you intake the necessary vitamins and minerals you may be missing in your diet
What is a Multivitamin?
This can lead to headaches, dizziness, decreased skin elasticity, and decreased cognitive function
What is Dehydration?
Having enough protein in your diet along with physical activity in your lifestyle can help reduce this
What is Sarcopenia (muscle loss)
This type of food product contains calcium and vitamin D to help promote bone health
What is Dairy?
This (found in carbohydrate rich foods) is great for digestion, blood sugar, weight loss, and lowering cholesterol
What is Fiber?
Including more fruits and vegetables in our diet can help our brains and body functions by staying ____
What is Hydrated?
Having enough calcium and vitamin D in your diet can help prevent this chronic disease
What is Osteopenia/Osteoporosis?
This is on the back of every packaged food and beverage to inform the consumer of what is in that product.
What is "Nutrition Facts Label"?
Potatoes, rice, oats, and beans make up this food group
What is Carbohydrates?
These are examples of foods that are a good source of vitamin B 12 (name 3)
What are Fish/seafood, fortified cereal, beef, milk, eggs, chicken, cheese?
These 3 common chronic diseases can be prevented/managed with a healthy diet
What are Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Disease
These foods are known to raise blood pressure (name 3)
Table salt, condiments/sauces, saturated fats, fried food, canned/frozen/processed food, deli meat, cured meats, caffeine, alcohol, soda
This shows how much a nutrient in a serving of the food contributes to a total daily diet (%DV)
What is "Percentage Daily Value"
Spinach, broccoli, carrots, and bell peppers make up this food group
What are Vegetables?
This vitamin is important in helping the body make more red blood cells.
What is Vitamin B12
This type of fat is considered “unhealthy” or “bad” and is found in butter, fried foods, and red meat
What is Saturated Fats?
Foods that are high in concentrations of this ingredient should be avoided if you have high blood pressure
What is Salt/Sodium?
This is approximately how much protein an older adult should be consuming daily regardless or physical activity level.
This food group is of high importance in older adults to help maintain muscle mass and support the immune system.
What is Protein?
Including a variety of foods and protein in your foods throughout the week can aid in attaining all 22 of these specific proteins
What are Amino Acids?
What is Dysphagia
A painful problem can make it difficult to swallow, taking more time and effort to more food or liquid from the mouth to the stomach
This type of fat is considered “healthy” or “good” and is found in nuts, fish, and avacados
What is Unsaturated Fats?