FOOD FACTS
This ingredient is often added to processed foods, including meat.
What is sugar?
One slice of this food is considered a serving in the grain group.
What is bread?
This fruit with a yellow peel is high in potassium and is the most popular fruit in the U.S.
What is the banana
Missing one of these can lead to low blood sugar and will likely leave you feeling weak and tired.
What is a meal?
This menu item, while often believed to be a healthy choice, may have more calories than a cheeseburger because of loaded fixings.
What is a salad?
Although the logical thing to do is to take them off, these area actually made of edible paper and even the glue is food grade, just in case you eat one without noticing.
What are stickers on fruit?
1 cup of this food that often comes in 2%, 1%, or skim varieties is a serving.
What is milk?
There are many varieties of this white vegetable including shitake and portobello.
What is a mushroom?
Too much of foods containing excitotoxins such as Aspartame, MSG, and preservatives or stimulants such as caffeine can cause this.
What is anxiety?
This menu item has been proven to contain more bones, fat, and tendons than actual meat.
What are chicken nuggets?
These foods have been minimally if at all processed, are easiest for the body to digest, and can be most easily found by shopping the edges of the grocery store rather than the aisles.
What are whole foods?
A portion the size of a deck of cards is a serving in this food group.
What is meat?
This large orange fruit is often carved at Halloween.
What is pumpkin?
Since up to 90% of your body’s serotonin is produced in your gut, a healthy gut may correspond to a good mood. These types of food are rich in probiotics which support gut health.
What are fermented foods such as kimchi, yogurt, kefir, kombucha, and sauerkraut?
In 2011 the FDA started requiring that manufacturers disclose the truth of where the red color comes from and is often found in fast food milkshakes and fruit juices to add a red color.
What are crushed up cochineal beetles?
According to a study from the Harvard Medical School, eating this once daily (compared to once a week or less) can reduce the risk of death by 14%. This is thought to be due to bioactive ingredients that help maintain healthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
What is spicy food?
3/4 cup of this is considered a serving in the fruit or vegetable groups.
What is juice?
These 2 fruits are the only ones that wear their seeds on the outside, meaning that they aren't technically a 'true' berry like blueberries or grapes.
What are strawberries and raspberries?
Eating too many of these cause blood sugars to rise and fall rapidly, leading to low energy and irritability.
What is processed carbohydrates?
A recent study found that those who eat fast food four times a week or more are at an 80 percent higher risk of dying from this.
What is heart disease?
This food in the milk group contains live cultures and can be brought whipped, mixed with fruit, or frozen.
What is yogurt?
This object can be compared to a 1/4 cup serving of a food.
What is a golf ball?
This green vegetable, often eaten raw on salads, contains high amounts of Vitamin C.
What is broccoli?
A series of studies has shown a significantly lower risk of depression symptoms when eating these foods like a bird or a bear.
What are nuts, seeds, and berries?
This self-serve feature of fast food restaurants have displayed traces of fecal bacteria.
What are drink dispensers ?