Nutrition A
Which vitamin helps the most with your immune system? (1 guess per team)
Vitamin C
Name a food with a lot of carbs.
This is what you should drink most often to stay hydrated.
Water
This fruit is a good source of Vitamin C and fiber, which helps with digestion and keeps your immune system strong. It’s also often paired with peanut butter as a snack. What is it?
Apples
How Many hours of sleep should I get per day?
What types of foods are rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber that help keep your body healthy and strong?
Fruits and Veggies
use of vitamin C
Improves immune system
What are problems with consuming too much Fat.
Gain Weight
Increase in Cholesterol
Increase in heart disease
Name 3 foods with a lot of protein
Chicken Tuna Salmon Beans Beef Steak.
What’s use of Vitamin A?
Keeps good eyesight
It’s a good idea to avoid eating too much of this, which can lead to tooth decay and weight gain.
Sugar
What does fiber do?
Helps remove waste.
What does too much sodium do?
Increases your risk for high blood pressure and stroke.
Name 3 Bad Fatty foods
French Fries, Cake, Processed Oils, chips, lard, ice cream, butter, cheese, beef
What happens to excess carbohydrates?
It turns into fat and is stored in the body.
If you eat chicken, eggs, or fish, which food group are you eating?
Protein
what is enriched flour?
Enriched flour is flour with specific nutrients returned to it that have been lost while being prepared.
List out some minerals, name 3!
Calcium, Iron, Sodium, Magnesium, Zinc, Copper, Iodine
Name a few types of fats? Give at least 2
Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Saturated. Trans fatty acids
This fruit is rich in potassium and is often yellow when ripe. What is it? (1 guess per team)
What happens if we do not have enough dietary fibre?
Constipation
What happens when you have food with “added sugar”?
There is no fiber and food is absorbed straight into to the liver to create a “sugar rush”... which directly turns to fat
What is insulin?
Insulin turns sugar into fat. It can also block your brain from receiving the signal that it is full.
There are five major groups of food. Name 4
Carbohydrates, protein, fats, minerals and vitamins
Why do we need minerals?
To keep our body tissues and body organs functioning properly