FOOD GROUPS
VITAMINS AND MINERALS
DIET AND DISEASE
POTPOURRI
100

This food group has bread, rice and pasta products and provides you with energy.

What is the Grain Products group?

100

This is known as the sunshine vitamin.

What is Vitamin D?

100

Adequate calcium intake helps to prevent this disease of weakened bones.

What is osteoporosis?

100

This vitamin is associated with vision.

What is Vitamin A?

200

Calcium plus vitamin D are the main nutrients in this food group.

What is the Milk Products group?

200

Spinach and liver provide a good source of this mineral.

What is Iron?

200

Cancer risk is increased by smoking and by insufficient intake of foods from this food group. 

What is the Vegetable and Fruit group?

200

This is supposed to keep vampires away.

What is garlic?

300

We need the most servings of from this food group.

What is the Vegetables and Fruit group?

300

Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin C are examples of this.

What are antioxidants?

300

The most common cause of death in North America.

What is Heart Disease?

300

Most of this flavouring agent in our diet comes from processed foods.

What is salt?

400

Fish, meat, baked beans, and peanut butter providing protein are from this food group.

What is the protein group?

400

This B vitamin is found only in animal sources.

What is B12?

400

Eating more fruit, vegetables, and whole grains and eating less processed meats can prevent this disease.

What is Cancer?

400

This is the only food group that is not a source of carbohydrates.

What is the protein group?

500

This type of fat is produced by a process called hydrogenation and is associated with increased risk of heart disease. 

What is trans fat?

500

This is a component of bone, along with phosphorous and magnesium.

What is Calcium?

500

This is a component of the diet which you do not digest, but can help your GI system work better.

What is fiber?

500

Legumes, beans, nut products can be a great alternative to obtain the following essential nutritional element.

What are proteins?

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