FOOD FACTS
WHAT'S A SERVING
FRUITS & VEGATABLES
MILK MATTERS
Food Trivia
SALADS
100

This vegatable, often served mashed, has lots of Vitamin C.      A. tomato      B. potato       C. carrots

What is a potato?

100

One slice of this food is considered a serving in the grain group.  A) legumes    B) bread    C) wheat

What is bread?

100

This fruit with a yellow peel is high in potassium and is the most popular fruit in the U.S.     A) squash    B) banana      C) pepper

What is the banana

100

Kids need at least this many servings from the milk group each day.   A) 1   B) 3   C) 5

What is 3?

100

Half your day's calories should come from this food group.  A) meat     B) whole grains     C) dairy

What is whole grains?

100

This salad contains shredded cabbage, mayo, and sometimes shredded carrots and pickles. A) Waldorf Salad  B) Coleslaw  C) Watergate Salad

What is Coleslaw?

200

Although often considered a vegetable, this food is actually a fruit. A) potato     B) tomato   C) squash

What is a tomato?

200

1 cup of this food that often comes in 2%, 1%, or skim varieties is a serving. A) orange juice   B) milk    C) butter

What is milk?

200

There are many varieties of this white vegetable including portobello and white button.   A) pepper    B) mushroom    C) squash

What is a mushroom?

200

Milk contains this mineral that helps build strong bones and teeth.   A) potassium B) Calcium  C) iron

What is Calcium?

200

This object can be compared to a 1/4 cup serving of a food.   A) baseball     B) golf ball    C) softball

What is a golf ball?

200

The original recipe contained:[5] lettuce (head lettuce, watercress, chicory, and romaine), tomatoes, crisp bacon, Chicken breast, hard-cooked eggs, avocado, roquefort cheese, chives and vinaigrette. A) Watergate Salad B) Cobb Salad C) Coleslaw

What is Cobb Salad?

300

Drying grapes for several days will give you this fruit.

A) pickles

B) raisins

C) grits

What is a raisin?

300

A portion the size of a deck of cards is a serving in this food group. A) dairy     B) meat    C) grain

What is meat?

300

This purple vegetable, often used to make a popular Italian dish, is important for healthy aging.   A) pepper   B) eggplant    C) squash

What is eggplant?

300

This vitamin found in milk helps maintain skin and vision and also helps regulate the immune system.

A) Vitamin B   B) Vitamin A   C) Vitamin C

What is Vitamin A?

300

This is the appropriate calorie requirements for teen girls, active women and most men.   A) 1200         B) 2200    C) 3200

What is 2200?

300

Made with lettuce such as iceberg, romaine or mesclun greens.[12] Other toppings may include: tomatoes, carrots, onions, cucumbers, mushrooms, bell peppers. A) Cobb Salad    B) Garden Salad    C) Coleslaw

What is Garden Salad?

400

This vegetable contains more water than a watermelon.         A) eggplant     B) iceberg lettuce    C)   tomato

What is iceberg lettuce?

400

3/4 cup of this is considered a serving in the fruit or vegetable groups.  A) slices    b) juice     C) bunch

What is juice?

400

This is another name for dried plums.

A) raisin      B) prune     C) date

What is a prune?

400

Fat-Free milk is usually called this on the carton.

A) half and half     B) skim milk    C) whole milk

What is skim milk?

400

These should be stored in the fridge pointed end down and should not be eaten raw; boiled and poached is okay.

A) peppers    B) eggs    C) squash

What are eggs?

400

Julienned apple and celery, chopped walnuts, grapes, and mayonnaise     A) Cobb Salad    B) Waldorf Salad    C) Watergate Salad

What is Waldorf Salad?

500

This food in the milk group contains live cultures and can be brought whipped, mixed with fruit, or frozen. 

A) cheese      B) yogurt      C) sour cream

What is yogurt?

500

12 oz. of this popular beverage in the "others" category is a common serving size.   A) juice    B) soda     C) milk

What is soda?

500

This green vegetable, often eaten raw on salads, contains high amounts of Vitamin C.

A) asparagus   B) broccoli    C) pepper

What is broccoli?

500

You should avoid drinking this type of milk or any products made from it as it may be unsafe to drink.

A) pasteurized  B) unpasteurized  C) organic

What is unpasteurized?

500

This general guide to help you link nutrients in a serving of food to their contribution to your daily diet. It is based on a 2,000 calorie per day diet.

A) amount of calories    B) percentage daily value

C) serving size

What is the Percentage Daily Value?

500

Made from pistachio pudding, canned fruit ex: crushed pineapple, miniature marshmallows, and cool whip.   A) Waldorf Salad    B) Watergate Salad    C) Fruit Salad

What is Watergate Salad?

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