Name that Food Group
This is the guide that we use to represent how to eat a healthy diet.
What is MyPlate?
A slice of this is considered one serving in the grain group.
What is bread?
This squash is not yellow, it's dark green and begins with the letter "Z"
What is zucchini?
This meat source is the highest in protein and comes from a bird.
What is chicken (or turkey)?
Grains, Fruit, Fat
One of these is NOT a section on MyPlate.
What is Fat?
True or false
Pasta is considered part of the grains food group.
What is True?
This vegetable Popeye eats to make him healthy and strong because it has a lot of Vitamin A.
What is spinach?
Eggs, tuna, barley
Which of these does NOT belong in the Protein group?
What is barley?
Apples, peaches, and pears are examples of the red section of MyPlate representing this Food Group.
What is Fruit?
Popcorn, rice, oatmeal, beans
Which of these does NOT belong in the grains food group?
What are beans?
This purple vegetable is often used to make Italian dishes and is important for healthy aging.
What is eggplant?
True or False
You need 5 servings from the Proteins food group each day.
What is False.
You need 2-3 servings of proteins each day.
True or False
One cup of milk and one cup of yogurt are both equivalent to one serving from the dairy group.
What is True?
When eaten fresh, this is food is a vegetable. Once dried out, it becomes a grain.
What is corn?
This vegetable can be prepared many ways and is often associated with the Irish.
What is a potato?
True or false
You can get protein from both plant and animal sources?
What is true.
Plant sources: beans
Animal sources: meat, fish, poultry
Calcium and Vitamin D are the main nutrients from this food group.
What is the Dairy food group?
Not all grains are the same! Half of your grains should come from this type.
What are WHOLE grains?
There are many varieties of this white vegetable, including shitake and Portobello.
What are mushrooms?
Vegetarians consume proteins by eating this.
What is beans or tofu?