Nutrients
This nutrient is responsible for strong bones.
Calcium
This Canadian governemnt document will help you plan your healthy meals
Canada Food Guide
Name three kinds of red fruit
Apples, strawberries, raspberries, pomegranates, cherries, tomatoes
Plant or animal foods that are found in nature, or minimally altered are called this
Unprocessed foods
What are the three main meals of the day?
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Vitamin C found in a variety of fruits and vegetables help build a strong this...
Immune system
Fruit roll up, grapes, pre-packaged fruit cup in syrup
Grapes
What part of the body does naturally red foods help?
The heart
These are foods that have been altered from their natural state, often by adding ingredients like salt, sugar, or oil.
Processed foods
What is the name of the muscle building nutrient?
Protein
This nutrient makes up the majority of you body composition
Water
True or false:
Ads about food always tell us the truth about how healthy their food is for us
False - Often companies try to hide harmful ingredients that are highly addictive just to make us more likely to buy their product!
Orange foods like carrots, help the health of your eyes. What is the name of the nutrient that does this?
Beta-carotene
Ingredients that are added to processed foods to make them last longer and avoid rotting or spoiling are called this...
Preservatives
On an ingredient label of a product, in what order are the ingredients listed?
The first ingredient listed is the one the product has the most, and the last ingredient listed is the one least found in the product.
This nutrient help protect cells and also helps with the absorption of vitamins
Fats (Healthy Fats like avocado and fish)
This should make up half of your plate, according to the Canada Food Guide
Fruit & Vegetables (or Vitmains & Minerals)
Yellow foods help this system of the human body
The immune system
Three examples of unprocessed foods are...
Milk, fish, eggs, apples, oranges, cucumbers, corn on the cob...or any food that appears as it would (or as close as possible) in its natural state
What are the two leading causes of death in Canada?
Heart disease and cancer make up over 40% of all deaths in Canada.
Three types of minerals are...
Calcium, sodium, iron, zinc, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, etc
What percent of your plate should carbohydrates and proteins be?
25% or one-quarter
Blue foods like blueberries contain anthocyanins which help the health of which part of the body?
The brain
These three ingredients are commonly used as preservatives to help food last longer...
Sugar, salt and oil
What is a centenarian?
A person who lives to 100 or longer.