Vitamins & Minerals
We need this mineral for strong bones and teeth
Drinking tea and coffee provides this magical ingredient that improves thought, decision making and overall energy.
What is caffeine?
A vegetarian may eat one of these foods as an alternative source of meat.
What is (answers vary - beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, lentils, peas, chick peas)?
This dark green vegetable looks like a tree. Sometimes we eat it with cheese sauce.
What is broccoli?
Eggs belong to this food group.
What is protein/meat alternative?
This food group provides you with calcium.
What is dairy (milk) and alternatives?
These category of greens are filled with nutrients like vitamin K, lutein, folate, and beta carotene which research suggests may help slow cognitive decline.
What are leafy green vegetables?
Four ways to cook eggs.
What are boiled, scrambled, poached, fried or sunny-side up?
Foods in the protein/meat and alternatives group are an excellence source of this mineral?
What is iron?
This food group includes bread, rice and pasta.
What are grains/complex carbohydrates?
This vitamin helps keep your eyes healthy.
What is Vitamin A?
These sweet, colorful fruits are filled with polyphenolic compounds (flavonoids like anthocyanins) that act as powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatories, protecting neurons, improving blood flow, enhancing cell communication, and slowing age-related memory decline.
What are berries?
This natural drink can cause tooth decay in children.
What is juice?
Potatoes are what kind of food.
What is a starchy vegetable?
Edamame belong to these 2 food groups.
What is protein/meat alternative and starchy vegetable/complex carbohydrate?
This is known as the sunshine vitamin. In winter, we need a source in our diet.
What is Vitamin D?
This amino acid is vital in our diet to create our "calming" neurotransmitter, serotonin.
What is tryptophan?
These three ingredients are the cause of most of our health problems in America.
What are sugar, fat & salt?
A deficiency in this specific vitamin is known to cause pernicious anemia, a condition where the body cannot make enough healthy red blood cells because it lacks the intrinsic factor needed for absorption.
What is Vitamin B12?
A person should have 5+ combined servings of these two foods/day.
What are vegetables & fruits?
This mineral is important for over 300 biochemical reactions in our body with symptoms like muscle cramps, low energy, insomnia, blood sugar dysregulation, GI issues, and blood pressure, to name a few, indicating deficiency.
What is magnesium?
Fatty fish like salmon, mackeral, sardines, anchovies and mussels support brain health by preventing dementia.
What are omega 3 fatty acids?
What are Andrea's Top 4 Factors to consider when evaluating your meal?
Does my snack/meal have protein, polyphenols, probiotics and fiber?
Garlic, tomatoes, and berries have lots of this in them.
What are polyphenols (or antioxidants)?
In 2011, the iconic food pyramid was replaced by this simple, plate-based visual guide, the sixth iteration of the USDA's food guidance system.
What is MyPlate?