MyPlate
This replaced MyPyramid to help Americans eat in a healthy way.
What is MyPlate?
The foods rice, wheat, oats, cornmeal, or barley are in this MyPlate group.
What is the Grains Group?
It is a common myth that this ingredient in foods causes cancer.
What is sugar?
Sugar doesn't cause cancer; it is the weight gain that is associated with eating added sugars in foods that increases cancer risk.
Give an example of your favorite kind of fruit or vegetable.
What is _____________.
This is one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself from cancer.
What is maintain a healthy weight?
These types of foods are emphasized in the MyPlate icon.
What are plant foods or fruits, vegetables, and whole grains?
Whole grains contain these to protect against colon cancer.
What is fiber and phytocompounds.
True or false: A plant focused diet can meet your daily protein needs.
What is true?
Protein needs vary for each person but recommended daily intake for adults is about 50-60 grams (depends on activity, age, etc.). 3 ounces of meat (size of a deck of cards) equals 21 grams of protein! Good sources of protein are chicken, fish, lean red meat, beans, peas, lentils.
Fruits and vegetables are rich in these compounds that may lower the risk of certain types of cancers.
What are antioxidants?
Antioxidants in the diet include vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids (compounds related to vitamin A). Studies suggest that people who eat more vegetables and fruits, which are rich sources of antioxidants, may have a lower risk for some types of cancer.
Eating mostly _____-based foods plays a big role in preventing cancer and contributes to a healthier life.
What is plant-based foods?
This much of the grains you eat should be whole grains.
What is half?
Beans, peas, and lentils are a great plant source of this nutrient.
What is protein?
True or False: Raw vegetables are more nutritious than cooked.
What is false?
Some nutrients can be lost when boiling, but some become more available when cooked. Increasing your intake of raw or cooked vegetables will help prevent your risk of cancer.
True or false: Most Americans get enough protein in their diets.
What is true?
Many people think they don't get enough protein...
MyPlate is healthy eating starting at this age.
What is 1 year or older?
Seeing this word in the ingredient list, means you are buying a whole-grain bread. For example, "______" wheat.
What is "whole?"
These types of meats may increase the risk for colorectal cancer.
What are processed meats?
Examples include any type of meat that is transformed through salting, curing, fermentation, smoking or other processing to enhance flavor or improve preservation. Most processed meat contain pork or beef, but may also contain other red meats and poultry.
These types of vegetables have been found to protect cells from DNA damage, inactivate cancer causing compounds, and have anti-inflammatory effects in studies done in rats and mice.
What are cruciferous vegetables?
Some examples: broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, kale, bok choy, collard greens.
These professionals can help identify strategies for dealing with weight gain or weight loss.
What is your oncologist, dietitian, or primary health provider?
Ideally a registered dietitian can tailor dietary information to your food preferences.
The year when the United States Department of Agriculture replaced MyPyramid with MyPlate.
What is 2011?
Refined grains are processed to remove the bran and germ. This gives the grain a finer texture and improves the shelf-life, but it removes this key indigestible part of the grain that can reduce the risk of colon cancer.
What is dietary fiber?
These foods are high in nutrients and help you feel full but are low in calories and fat.
What are vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans.
True or false: I must only eat organic fruit and vegetables to see the benefit of eating these types of foods.
What is false?
Eating mostly plant foods reduces your cancer risk, but organic foods are not proven better.
This strategy can provide you with the nutrients you need to stay healthy.
What is eating a variety of foods?
It is important to get nutrients from a variety of foods and not to rely on supplements unless you are deficient in a nutrient.