Food Groups
Vitamins and Minerals
Herbs & Spices
Misc.
FINAL JEOPARDY!
100
This food group includes foods such as breads, fruits, potatoes, and pasta and provides you with energy.
What is the Carbohydrate group?
100
This vitamin is also known as the "sunshine" vitamin
Foods that are high in this vitamin include salmon, sardines, eggs, red meat, and liver.
What is Vitamin D?
100
This herb has a reputation for causing bad breath and prevents inflammation in the body
What is Garlic?
100
The recommended amount to consume is 6-8 cups per day to prevent dehydration.
You can add fruits or veggies like raspberries, cucumbers, or lemon to it to make it more enjoyable
What is Water?
100
A complex carbohydrate that is needed by the body but cannot be digested
What is Fiber?
200
Calcium plus vitamin D are the main nutrients in this food group
What are Dairy products?
200
Spinach and liver provide a good source of this mineral which is needed for the creation of proteins for red blood cells
What is Iron?
200
Most pickles contain this herb which is in the celery family
What is Dill?
200
True or False: Fresh veggies are healthier than frozen veggies
What is False?
Fresh = Frozen veggies
Frozen is more convenient, cost-effective, and you can purchase them out of season!
300
Examples of foods in this group include Apples, Strawberries, Carrots, and Eggplants and are rich in vitamins.
What is the fruits and veggies group?
300
This mineral is added to water and toothpaste to make our teeth strong
What is Fluoride?
300
The Latin name for this spice is mentha
What is Mint?
300
This food is highest in water content:
Watermelon
Spinach
Cucumber
Squash
What is Cucumber?
*Contains 96% water
Watermelon- 92%
Spinach- 92%
Squash- 94%
400
Fish, Chicken, baked beans, and peanut butter are all sources of…
What is the meat and plant-based alternatives group?
400
This vitamin is most commonly found in dairy products like milk and is needed for maintaining strong bones, lowering blood pressure, and muscle strength.
What is Calcium?
400
A popular seasoning that is used as a food preservative but can also be used as a mouth rinse for a sore throat
What is Salt?
400
Check the Serving size first. All the numbers on this label are for a ⅔ cup serving and fiber.
This package has 8 servings. If you eat the whole thing, you are eating 8 times the amount of calories, carbs, fat, etc., shown on the label.
Total Carbohydrate shows you types of carbs in the food, including sugar and fiber.
Choose foods with more fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
Choose foods with lower calories, saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars.
Avoid trans fat.
What is a Nutrition Facts Label?
500
This carbohydrate is a large part of maintaining a healthy diet. It provides fiber, vitamins & minerals, helps control cholesterol, and manage weight & blood pressure.
Examples include popcorn, oatmeal, brown rice
What is a whole grain?
500
The best food sources of this vitamin include bell peppers, strawberries, citrus fruits, and tomatoes.
Fact: an 8 ounce cup of orange juice provides over 100% of the recommended amount
What is Vitamin C?
500
a spice found in the inner bark of a special tree species which aids in lowering blood sugar, boosts brain function, and improves blood circulation in the body
What is Cinnamon?
500
This Veggie has more than twice as much potassium as a banana
What is Avocado?