Nutrients
This nutrient is found in bread, fruit, and vegetables and gives energy to your body.
Carbohydrate
Foods such as whole grains, tubers, legumes, fruits, and vegetables.
Whole food
The recommended amount of a food or drink that you should eat.
Serving size
There are many varieties of this fruit including gala, granny smith, and honeycrisp.
Apple
This is food that is grown by farmers that live near you. If you buy this food it helps reduce the food miles your food has to travel to get to you, which reduces pollutants like CO2.
Local food
This nutrient, found in nuts, avocado, and dairy products, helps support cell growth
Fat
This substance is added to food to change flavor, appearance, and/or to preserve it.
Additive
You should fill half of your plate with these two food groups.
Fruits and vegetables
This food group provides your body with calcium, vitamin D, and protein.
Dairy
Food that is grown without the use of synthetic pesticides and herbicides and promotes biodiversity.
Organic food
This nutrient is found in meat, legumes, and milk and helps grow strong muscles.
Protein
This is an additive sweetener that is made from corn starch.
High Fructose Corn Syrup
This is the recommended number of bread slices you should eat per serving.
Two slices of bread
This type of food, typically used to make sandwiches, has lots of iron.
Whole wheat bread
This is a way to dispose of food waste in an environmentally responsible manner.
Composting
This nutrient group includes vitamins and minerals.
Micronutrients
Any food that has been changed from its original form to something else.
Processed food
You should drink at least 64 ounces of this a day.
Water
This vegetable, usually served mashed or fried, has lots of vitamin C.
Potato
Farming that uses synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and usually grows one crop on a large-scale.
Industrial farming
These are chemicals produced by plants that protect them from germs and insects and ALSO provide benefits to humans who eat plant foods.
Phytonutrients
This type of fat lowers your good cholesterol and increases your bad cholesterol.
Trans fat
This is information found on food packages that details a food’s nutrition content including the amount of fat, sugar, protein, and fiber it has.
Nutrition label
The average American consumes 66 pounds of this per year.
Sugar
This term refers to the idea that human activity should be guided by the principle that the welfare of the environment and future generations should always be considered.
Sustainability