FOOD FACTS
Food Groups
FRUITS & VEGATABLES
Vitamins and Nutrients
Herbs and Spices
100

This Italian food is very popular here and can include each of the 5 food groups.

What is a Pizza?

100

This food group has bread, rice, and pasta products and provides you with energy.

What is the Grains group?

100
This fruit with a yellow peel is high in potassium and is the most popular fruit in the U.S.
What is the banana
100

Fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, protein, and water are 

What is 6 major nutrients?

100

This is supposed to keep vampires away.

What is Garlic?

200
Although often considered a vegatable, this food is actually a fruit.
What is a tomato?
200

Calcium plus vitamin D are the main nutrients in this food group.

What is Dairy?

200
There are many varieties of this white vegetable including shitake and portobello.
What is a mushroom?
200

This is known as the sunshine vitamin.

What is Vitamin D?

200

People with high blood pressure are told to watch how much of this they eat.

What is salt?

300
Drying grapes for several days will give you this fruit.
What is a raisin?
300

Apples, pears, cabbage and beans are part of this food group and are rich in vitamins.

What is Fruit and Vegetable group?

300
This purple vegetable, often used to make a popular Italian dish, is important for healthy aging.
What is eggplant?
300

Spinach and liver provide a good source of this mineral.

What is Iron?

300

This spice is bright red and starts with the letter P.

What is Paprika? 

400
This vegetable contains more water than a watermelon.
What is iceberg lettuce?
400

Fish, chicken, eggs, nuts, and seeds are part of this food group.

What is Protein group?

400
This is another name for dried plums.
What is a prune?
400

This vitamin is thought to help prevent and fight colds.

What is Vitamin C?

400

The name of this spice rhymes with kennel.

What is fennel?

500
This food in the milk group contains live cultures and can be brought whipped, mixed with fruit, or frozen.
What is yogurt?
500

There are two types of protein.

What is Animal and Plant protein?

500
This green vegetable, often eaten raw on salads, contains high amounts of Vitamin C.
What is broccoli?
500

Substances found in food that promote health and sustains life.

What is Nutrients?

500

This salt substitute comes in many different flavors and has a very feminine name.

What is Mrs. Dash?

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