Nutritional Needs
Foods that contain similar nutrients make up the BLANK.
Food Groups
What food group provides vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and fiber?
Vegetables
How much water should you drink a day?
How much exercise should you get everyday?
at least 8 glasses of water
at least 60 minutes (1 hour)of exercise
What is the temperature that foods should be kept in the refrigerator?
Below 40 degrees
The feeling you have about the way your body looks is called WHAT.
Body Image
Food eaten by people of a specific culture is called WHAT?
Ethnic Food/Cuisine
The unit used to measure energy in food is called a BLANK.
Calorie
The nutrient that your body uses for growth and repair is WHAT? And give 2 examples
Protein
Answers will vary but possible answers: Meat, beans, nuts, seeds, eggs, fish, tofu, peanut butter
BLANK is the process of turning food into energy?
Hint: Some of us have a very fast one and others very slow.
Metabolism
Germs grow more slowly in WHAT temperatures.
**Cold
**Warm
**Hot
Germs grow more slowly in cold temperatures.
A harmful way of eating because a person cannot cope is WHAT. Remember this is deadly and dangerous; list the name of a group of health conditions here.
Eating Disorders
Give an example of a fusion food and explain what 2 cultures combined to create it.
Sushi burritos, Korean tacos, Butter chicken pizza, Tex-Mex, Mexican lasagna, Taco pizza, etc.
You are at risk for heart disease, diabetes, stroke and some cancers if you are OVERWEIGHT or UNDERWEIGHT.
Overweight
Food provides the body with THIS, (the ability to do work). We find this nutrient in WHAT food group and give and example.
Energy. We get most of it from carbohydrates in the grain group.
Examples may be: pasta, bread, cereal, ect...
What protein must people with Celiac disease avoid? (Hint - not a food item, but a kind of ingredient)
Gluten
How is the safest way to defrost frozen food?
In the refrigerator. (Or microwave, or under running, COLD water)
A popular eating plan that may not contain enough nutrients for good health is called WHAT.
Hint: Keto, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem
Fad Diet (or Diet)
What is the better food choice - iceberg lettuce or romaine lettuce and why?
Romaine because it is greener and has more nutrients.
Choose foods that don't have too much WHAT.
(Hint there are 3 answers)
Too much sugar, fat & salt
Vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, fats and water are the 6 BLANK that you need to live.
Nutrients
What is the diagram called that tells how much you need from each food group each day?
MyPlate
When cooking meat, you should use WHAT to be sure the meat is cooked thoroughly.
A meat thermometer
Your WHAT is a number that compares your height to your weight? What is one way the doctor can determine this?
Body Mass Index
Using calipers to pinch the fat on the underside of your arm
Name the three main eating disorders.
Bulimia
Anorexia
Binge Eating
The name of our current national healthy eating plan.
Myplate
Your body uses this to stay at the right temperature, digest food and get rid of bodily waste. What is THIS?
Water
A BLANK on a food label states how much of the food equals one helping.
Hint: It's how much of the food you should eat at one time.
Serving size
What is the number one way that pathogens get into food?
Unwashed hands of food handlers
To lose weight, a person must use more WHAT than he is eating.
Calories
How long can food be safely left out of the refrigerator if we are in the house? How about if we are outside at the park?
In the house 2 hours
Outside only 1 hour