Food Guide Pyramid
Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Vitamins and Minerals
100

How many groups are on the food guide pyramid?

What is Six

100

What is the purpose of carbohydrates?

To provide energy as glucose for the brain and nervous system.

100
What does fat do for the body?
It provides energy for the muscles and heart.
100

What do proteins do?

What is build working cells.

100
What are the two types of vitamins?
Fat-soluble and water-soluble.
200

How many servings of fruits should a person have every day?

what is 2-4

200
How many calories are in one gram of carbohydrates?
Four
200
How many calories are in one gram of fat?
Nine
200

What are proteins made of?

Amino acids which can also be used for energy.

200
Where is most of the body's calcium stored?
In the bones and teeth.
300

Which group should people eat from sparingly?

what is Fats, oils, and sweets.

300

What is the main carbohydrate that is in grains and vegetables and is the chief energy source for people around the world?

Starch

300
What are the two forms of fat that you eat?
Saturated and unsaturated.
300

Which food groups can you get protein from?

Meat, dairy, and vegetables.

300
What is osteoporosis?
A disease of gradual bone loss that can cripple people in later life.
400

What are three foods that are in the protein group?

Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, and nuts.

400

A form of carbohydrate in foods that is not degestible by human geings and provides no calories.

What is fiber?

400
What is cholesterol?
A type of fat made by the body from saturated fat.
400

What are essential amino acids?

Amino acids that are needed, but cannot be made by the body.

400
What does vitamin A provide for the body?
Maintains normal vision and healthy bones, skin, internal linings, and reproductive system. Strengthens resistance to infection.
500

How many calories should children, teenage girls, active women, and sedentary men consume per day?

what is 2,000

500
What are the four types of sugars?
Glucose, fructose, sucrose, and lactose.
500
How many of your total calories should come from fat?
Thirty percent
500

What happens when a person fails to consume enough proteins?

The body wastes away its lean tissues and is left defensless against diseases.

500
What does potassium provide for the body?
Helps build protein, maintains fluids, helps nerves communicate, and helps muscles contract.
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