Macronutrients
The macronutrient found in grains, fruit, vegetables and dairy and who's main function to provide our bodies with energy.
What are carbohydrates?
Helps build strong bones and teeth
What is calcium?
On packaged foods and beverages, the serving size is located here
What is the Nutrition Facts label?
This food is a good source Vitamin A and fiber, and come in a variety of colors including orange and purple
What are carrots?
Type of exercise that increases your heart rate, breathing, and the body's use of oxygen
What is aerobic exercise?
To be given this eco-friendly label, products must come from a farm that's passed special USDA inspection
What is Organic?
The only food that can never go bad
What is honey?
The building blocks of protein
What are amino acids?
Substances that can be lost during the cooking process, especially when cooking on high heat for a long time and boiling in water
What are vitamins?
An apple, banana, pear, orange, or any medium piece of fruit is __ serving(s) from the fruit group
What is one serving?
This vegetable contains twice the vitamin C of an orange and almost as much calcium as whole milk
What is broccoli?
Type of exercise involves short bursts of intense activity that uses stored energy in your muscles
What is anaerobic exercise?
True or False: You can not eat foods past its best-by date
What is False?
Best by date = when a product will be of best flavor or quality
After many requests by US troops, this popular menu item was added to the MRE menu in 2018
What is pepperoni pizza?
It is essential for building every cell in the human body and is found in almost all food expect for fruits and vegetables
What is fat?
Best sources of this vitamin are bell peppers, citrus fruits, kiwis, tomatoes, and potatoes
What is vitamin C?
The serving size cooked pasta, rice, oatmeal and most grains
What is 1/2 cup?
Two foods that are considered a vegetable and a protein because they provide nutrients from both food groups
What are peas and beans?
Name two physical benefits and two mental benefits of regular physical activity
Physical: maintain healthy weight, improve cardiovascular health, better blood sugar control/insulin sensitivity, strong muscles and bones, better nutrient delivery to brain, increased energy, endurance, flexibility
Mental: improve short and long term memory, better concentration, better sleep quality, reduce stress hormones, boost serotonin levels, regulate mood/appetite, high self esteem, increased energy
One word on food labels that indicate it does not contain anything artificial or added coloring
What is Natural?
This country is the birth place of French Fries
What is Belgium?
It is mostly found in beans, vegetables, and whole grains, and the body cannot digest it. This helps control blood sugar levels, control appetite, and support heart health.
What is fiber?
They’re absorbed through the fats you eat, and they stay in the body’s fat tissue and liver until they’re needed.
What are fat-soluble vitamins?
(vitamins A, E, D, and K)
TRUE or FALSE: The USDA recommends the average American adult should consume at least 2 1/2 cups of dairy each day? Examples: low-fat milk, yogurt, a plant-based milk alternative
What is FALSE?
Recommendation: 3 cups/day
Name three plant-based sources of complete proteins, which contain all 9 essential amino acids that the body can't produce on its own
What is soy (tofu, tempeh, edamame), quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth, nuts and nut butters, hemp seeds, chia seeds
Muscle tissue uses ___ times the amount calories than fat, even when at rest
What is 3x the amount?
This label means the food item has less than 0.5 grams of added or naturally occurring sugar per serving
What is sugar-free?
The largest muscle in the human body
What is the gluteus maximus?
This type of fat is liquid at room temperature, great for heart and brain health, and found mostly in plant seed oils, avocado, nuts, and fish.
What is unsaturated fat?
Getting enough of this before and during pregnancy can prevent major birth defects of her baby's brain or spine
What is folic acid?
A deck of cards is about 2-3 ounces and is considered the serving size for which three foods in the protein group?
What is beef, poultry, and fish?
Four nutrients found on the Nutrition Facts label because most Americans are deficient, or are most risk of deficiency, in the United States
What are Vitamin D, calcium, iron, and potassium?
What are the Physical Activity Guidelines for American adults?
What is 150 minutes of of moderate-intensity (aerobic) physical activity a week?
What is 2 days of muscle-strengthening activity each week?
The ___ on the Nutrition Facts label can help you determine if a food is high or low in a nutrient
What is Daily Value %?
Chemicals made by plants to protect them from germs and bugs, but give humans health benefits anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, and cognitive benefits
What are phytonutrients?