Nutrients
This nutrient is found in bread, fruit, and vegetables and gives energy to your body.
What is a carbohydrate?
What are the 5 food groups of MyPlate?
What are Fruits, Vegetables, Protein, Grains, & Dairy?
This is the recommended amount of a food or drink that you should eat.
What is a serving size?
There are many varieties of this fruit including gala, granny smith, and honeycrisp.
What are apples?
This is food that is grown by farmers that live near you. If you buy this food it helps reduce the food miles your food has to travel to get to you, which reduces pollutants like CO2.
What is local food?
This nutrient, found in nuts, avocado, and dairy products, helps support cell growth.
What is fat?
This source of protein is often consumed by vegetarians/vegans.
What is Tofu/Beans/Nuts?
You should fill half of your plate with these 2 food groups.
What are fruits and vegetables?
What is dairy?
Food that is grown without the use of synthetic pesticides and herbicides and promotes biodiversity.
What is organic food?
This nutrient is found in meat, legumes, and milk and helps grow strong muscles.
What is protein?
This cooking method adds the most fat.
What is Deep Frying?
This is the recommended number of bread slices that you should eat per serving?
What is 2 slices of bread?
This type of food, typically used to make sandwiches, has lots of iron.
What is whole wheat bread?
This is a way to dispose of food waste in an environmentally responsible manner.
What is composting?
This is the most unhealthy form of fat.
What are Saturated/Trans Fats?
Half of your grains should come from this type of grain.
What are whole grains?
You should drink at least 64 ounces of this a day.
What is water?
This vegetable, usually served mashed or fried, has lots of vitamin C.
What is a potato?
Farming that uses synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and usually grows one crop on a large-scale.
What is industrial farming?
What are phytonutrients?
Dairy products often contain this mineral that helps build stronger bones.
What is Calcium?
This is information found on food packages that details a food's nutrition content including the amount of fat, sugar, protein, and fiber it has.
What is a Nutrition Facts Label?
The average American consumes 66 pounds of this per year.
What is sugar?
This term refers to the idea that human activity should be guided by the principle that the wellbeing of the environment and future generations should always be considered.
What is sustainability?