My Plate
Definitions
Nutrient Categories
Family, Culture, Convenience
General
100
2-2 1/2 cups
What is the recommended servings for fruits and veggies?
100
2 types of carbohydrates
What is simple and complex?
100
Sugars and Starches found in foods
What are carbohydrates?
100
products that are easily available and are often unhealthy choices
What is convenience choices?
100
60 minutes a day is recommended
What is recommended amount of physical activity a day?
200
Recommended serving is 3 cups
What is the recommended serving for dairy?
200
a waxy chemical our body produces and needs small amounts of
What is cholesterol?
200
nutrient that provides the building blocks for growth
What are proteins?
200
eating habits based upon one's background, ethnicity, and religion
What is culture choices?
200
when the body does not respond properly to insulin affecting the blood sugar?
What is Type II diabetes?
300
Meat, fish, eggs, nuts, and beans
What is in the protein category?
300
an eating disorder where someone overeats and then purges
What is bulimia?
300
nutrient found in fatty animal tissue
What are fats?
300
eating habits based upon what is accepted and provided within the home
What is family choices?
300
fats found in many animal products such as butter, meat, and cheese
What is saturated fats?
400
NOT a food category but an essential nutrient in one's diet
What is Oils
400
unit of heat that measures available energy in foods
What is a calorie
400
nutrients that help regulate body function
What are vitamins and or minerals?
400
High caloric intake, low physical activity often results in this
What is becoming overweight?
400
a mineral that helps to control the amount of fluid in the body
What is sodium?
500
contains 2 categories including Whole and Refined
What is the Grains food group?
500
eating disorder where someone eats very little food but still thinks they are fat?
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
500
Essential to all life.
What is water?
500
factors that influence your eating and physical activity habits
What is family, culture, and convenience?
500
visual aide that helps you make healthy food choices at each meal
What is the My Plate food guide system?
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