Nutrition Facts
This unit is used to measure energy on a nutrition label
What are Calories
This nutrient aides in digestion and heart health and is mostly found in our plant foods. It is likely Allie's most frequently mentioned food group.
What is fiber?
Members of this group include leafy greens, broccoli, and squash
What are vegetables?
What are whole grains?
Want to control your blood pressure? Watch for this nutrient on the nutrition facts label.
What is sodium?
The recommended amount of food for one serving on the nutrition facts label
What is 'Serving Size'
This nutrient is the main building block of our muscles.
What is Protein?
What is fruit?
This seafaring protein source is rich in heart-healthy fats.
What is fish?
This healthy, refreshing beverage also makes up 70% of our bodies
What is water?
If a nutrition label shows 100 calories per serving and you eat two servings, how many calories have you consumed?
200 calories
The main source of this vitamin is sunshine
This food group includes beans, meat, fish, and eggs.
What is protein?
Limit this type of fat found in butter, red meat, and coconut oil to decrease your risk of heart disease
What is saturated fat?
Alongside a healthy diet, this activity promotes heart health, so get moving and grooving!
What is exercise?
This is the US government's recommendations for how much nutrition most people should get. It sets the standards for our nutrition facts label
What are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
Which type of nutrition helps build bones and teeth and can be found in dairy products and leafy greens?
Calcium
This food group provides us with energy. Foods in this group include pasta, breads, and rice
What are grains?
This heart-healthy plant-based protein food is rich in fiber. It tastes great in a chili, soup or stew.
Foods with this label were grown without certain pesticides and chemicals.
What is Organic?
This nutrient to limit includes sugar, honey, and other sweet stuff added as an ingredient to food
What is ADDED sugar?
This category of nutrients includes fat, protein, and carbohydrates. Their main job is to provide energy.
What are macronutrients?
This food group includes cheese, milk and yogurt and is rich in calcium
What is dairy?
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Name the nutrients we should aim to limit to improve heart health
What are
- saturated fat
- salt
- added sugar
This vitamin found in lemons and oranges promotes skin health. It would keep pirates and sailors from getting scurvy
What is vitamin C?