Food Guide
Where is milk in the new food guide?
Dairy
What is the most important meal of the day?
Breakfast
unlike most undesirables, this undesirable does not fall into any of the essential nutrients and all consumption of it is excess
Sugar
A, C, B12, E are examples of this essential nutrient.
Vitamins
When is the MOST beneficial time of day to drink water?
In the morning
How much of your plate should be fruits and vegetables?
Half
With better nutrition, students are what?
More successful
Aside from an excessive amount of negative ingredients, sugar lacks this
Essential Nutrients
This Nutrient helps to cushion internal organs and regulate body temperature
Fats
What percent of milk is water?
87%
What is the recommended beverage?
Water
An iron deficiency can cause what?
A negative effect on a student's cognition
Food coloring, preservatives, and sugar are all examples of this
Additives
This nutrient helps build and repair the body tissues and are made of chains of building blocks called amino acids
Proteins
What is the only non-animal natural source of vitamin D?
Mushrooms
What are the Five Food Groups from the MyPlate recommendations?
Fruits, Vegetables, Protein, Grains, Dairy
What happens when a student skips breakfast?
They become restless, tired and irritable
The number one cause of death in the united states is also this side effect of consuming junk food regularly over a long period of time
Heart Related Problems
(High Cholesterol/Blood Pressure, Heart Attacks)
Carbohydrates
What fruit is made of 25% air?
Apples!
What guidelines existed before the MyPlate guidlines?
The Food Pyramid
Whole grains, fibre and protein
The average American consumes 3,400mg of sodium daily which far exceeds the daily amount we need, which is what?
500mg
Chromium, Manganese, Iodide, and Selenium are examples of this essential nutrient
Minerals
What fruit is a member of the rose family?
Cherries