Fast Food
Diet and Disease
Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide
Vitamins and Minerals
Food Facts
100

The is the favourite fast food of North Americans.

What are hamburgers?

100

In addition to eating healthy foods, we need to do this to keep our bodies healthy.

What is exercise?

100

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

What is the Grain Products group?

100

This vitamin is thought to help prevent colds?

What is Vitamin C?

100

This famous variety of fruit was discovered in the 1700's by Canadian John MacIntosh.

What is the MacIntosh Apples?

200

Many fast food restaurants offer healthier food choices. True or False?

What is True?

200

The blood sugar levels are controlled by diet and/or insulin in this disease.

What is Diabetes?

200

Pop, candy, and chips are part of what food group?

They are not part of any of the food groups.

200

This is known as the sunshine vitamin.

What is Vitamin D?

200

This Italian dish is very popular and known around the world - especially in North America.

What is Pizza?

300

This practice of offering extra large portions has increased the calories provided by restaurant food over the past two decades.

What is Super-Sizing?

300

This is the most common cause of death in North America

What is Heart Disease?

300

This food group provides your body with rich sources of protein.

What is the Meat and Alternatives group?

300

This vitamin is important for good eyesight.

What is Vitamin A?

300

This dip originated in the Middle East and the main ingredient is chickpeas.

What is hummus?

400

Fast food often contains high amounts of Calories, Fat and _____?

What is Sodium (salt)?

400

If you are allergic to the protein in bread, you have this disease.

What is celiac disease?

400

Calcium and Vitamin D are the main nutrients in this food group

What is the Milk & Alternatives group?

400

In the past (think explorers), this vitamin was missing in the sailor’s diet?

What is Vitamin C?

400

Nearly all vegetables and fruit are fat free. This delicious fruit does contain fat. It is green and butter-like and has a big pit.

What is Avocado?

500

This MacDonalds ITEM has 40% of your recommended sodium (salt) intake.

What is a Big Mac

500

Red meat is rich in iron. When too little is consumed it can lead to this.

What is anemia or low iron.

500

According to Canada’s Food Guide, how much is one serving of fruit juice?

What is a half cup or 125 mL?

500

What vitamin and what mineral are especially important in bone strength?

What is Vitamin D and Calcium ?

500

Eaten fresh in the summer as a vegetable, it becomes a “grain” when dried out.

What is corn on the cob?

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