MyPlate
About how much of your plate should be fruits and vegetables?
A. One quarter
B. One half
C. All of it
What is B One Half. Make half your plate fruits and vegetables" is a key nutrition message of MyPlate and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. MyPlate is a visual reminder to make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
Which of the following counts as part of the Fruit Group?
A. Canned peaches
B. Dried apricots
C. 100% orange juice
D Fresh strawberries
E. All of the above
What is E All of the above. Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the Fruit Group. Fruits may be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried, and may be whole, cut-up, or pureed.
What is the most common food from the Grain Group eaten in the United States?
A. Tortillas
B. Bread
C. White rice
D. Popcorn
What is B Bread. Bread is the most common food from the Grains Group eaten in the United States.
What important mineral is found in all foods in the Dairy Group?
A. Sodium
B. Potassium
C. Zinc
D. Calcium
D. Calcium. All foods in the Dairy Group contain calcium – a mineral that is important for building and maintaining strong bones and teeth, regulating blood pressure, and is also important for the nervous system.
Most Americans get enough protein in their diets.
True or False?
What is True. Most Americans get enough protein in their diets, but may need to make leaner and more varied selections of the foods in the Protein Foods Group. These recommended choices include lean meats, seafood, and plant-based proteins such as dried peas and beans, and nuts.
What are the five major food groups that make up MyPlate?
Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein, and Dairy.
Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet may protect against certain types of cancer.
True or False?
What is True. As a part of an overall healthy diet, eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce risk for heart disease, protect against certain types of cancer, and help lower intake of calories.
The Grains Group could also be called the Carbohydrate Group because ALL foods that contain Carbohydrates are in the Grains Group.
True or False?
What is False. Though carbohydrates (“carbs”) are present in all foods in the Grains Group, carbohydrates are also present in the other MyPlate food groups (fruits, vegetables, proteins, and dairy foods) as dietary fibers, sugars, and starches.
Adults do not need foods from the Dairy Group, only growing children and athletes do.
True or False?
What is False. Foods in the Dairy Group provide nutrients that are vital for the health and maintenance of the body regardless of age. These nutrients include calcium, potassium, and vitamin D, all of which help keep bones strong and reduce the risk for bone fractures and breaks.
Beans and peas can be counted in BOTH the protein and vegetable groups?
True or False?
What is True. Beans and peas can be counted in either food group because they contain nutrients that are similar to foods in the Protein Foods Group (protein, iron, and zinc) and the Vegetable Group (fiber, potassium, and folate). Because of their high nutrient content, consuming dried beans and peas – and lentils, too – is recommended for everyone, including people who also eat meat, poultry, and seafood regularly.
Dry beans, eggs, and nuts are in which food group?
A. Protein group
B. Dairy group
C. Grains group
D. None of the above
A Protein foods group. In addition to beans, eggs, and nuts, the protein foods group includes meat, fish, and poultry.
You should only eat raw vegetables because if you cook vegetables, all of the vitamins are “cooked away.” True or False?
What is False. Varying your veggies ensures you get many different vitamins and minerals.
About how much of the grains you eat should be whole grains?
A. None
B. One quarter
C. One half
D. All of them
What is One half. “Make at least half your grains whole grains” is a key nutrition message of MyPlate and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Among several other nutrients -- such as selenium and B vitamins -- whole grains provide fiber which has been linked to reducing blood levels of cholesterol, which reduces heart disease risk.
All products made from milk are part of the Dairy Group.
True or False?
What is False. Foods made from milk that retain their calcium content, such as yogurt and cheese, are part of the Dairy Group. However, foods made from milk that have little to no calcium – such as cream cheese, cream, and butter – are not part of the Dairy Group.
Which food is a vegetarian choice in the Protein Foods Group?
A. Hummus (made with chick peas)
B. Sesame seeds
C. Peanut butter
D. Black bean veggie burgers
E. All of the above
What is E All of the above. Vegetarian choices in the Protein Foods Group include beans and peas, nuts, nut butters, and soy products such as tofu, tempeh, and veggie burgers.
Yogurt belongs to which food group?
What is Dairy. Yogurt is a milk based product.
Which of these foods is a source of vitamin C?
A. Pineapples
B. Strawberries
C. Oranges
D. All of the above
What is D All of the above All fruits (and vegetables, too) contain some amount of vitamin C – an important nutrient that is needed for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body.
What is the best way to know that the bread you are buying is a whole-grain bread?
A. The label says “wheat bread,” “multi grain,” or “stone ground.”
B. Any ingredient includes the word “whole.”
What is B Any ingredient includes the word “whole.” You cannot rely on the color or texture of a bread to show that it is a whole grain. Look for the word “whole” in the ingredient list. Breads labeled with the words "multi-grain," "stone-ground," "100% wheat," "cracked wheat," "seven-grain," or "bran" are usually not whole-grain products. Whole grain examples (for grain products in general, not necessarily bread) include brown rice, oatmeal, popcorn, quinoa, rolled oats, whole-grain barley, whole-grain corn, whole oats, whole rye, whole wheat, and wild rice.
Milk is the only food that contains calcium.
True or False?
False. Calcium can also be found in other dairy foods like yogurt and cheese, in tofu made with calcium, in canned salmon and sardines (if bones are eaten), in some leafy greens (collards and spinach), in soybeans and green soybeans (edamame), and in calcium-fortified foods and drinks like soymilk, other plant-based “milks,” orange juice, and cereals. The amount of calcium in these other foods vary.
Nuts and seeds are good sources of what?
A. Protein
B. Dietary fiber
C. Minerals
D. Vitamin E
E. All of the above
What is E All of the above. Nuts and seeds are good sources of protein, dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamin E.
How many cups of vegetables do the MyPlate guidelines suggest per day?
A. 1
B. 2 to 3
C. 4 or more
What is B 2 to 3. The dietary guidelines say that a 2,000-calorie diet should include 2½ cups of vegetables. A person who should consume more calories or fewer calories would need a different amount. Your diet should include dark green leafy vegetables, orange and red vegetables, dry peas and beans, starchy vegetables, and "other" vegetables such as asparagus, cabbage, mushrooms, and zucchini.
Which of these foods is actually a fruit in plant biology?
A. Onion
B. Pepper
C. Mushrooms
D. All of the above
What is a B Pepper. In plant biology, a fruit contains the seeds of a plant. Though it is botanically a fruit, a pepper counts toward the Vegetable Group because we eat peppers in a similar way to vegetables (on sandwiches, in soups, in pasta sauces). Likewise, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and pumpkins all contain the seeds of the plant and are therefore botanically fruits.
Refined grains are grains that have been milled, a process that removes the bran and germ. This is done to give grains a finer texture and improve their shelf life, but it also removes dietary fiber, iron, and many B vitamins. Which of these foods is a refined grain?
A. Oatmeal
B. White rice
What is White rice is a refined grain. Choose brown rice, wild rice, or quinoa for a whole grain alternative to white rice.
What is the name of the sugar found naturally in milk?
A. Sulphur
B. Lactose
What is Lactose is the sugar found naturally in milk. Be aware that flavored milk contains added sugar
Protein Foods can contribute to sodium(salt) intake.
True or False?
What is True. Packaged and prepared meat, poultry, and seafood products are common sources of sodium (salt). Sodium is added to packaged foods during processing such as in curing meat, enhancing flavor, or as a preservative.