The percentage of a simple carb that is converted to glucose when digested.
What is 100%?
100
One teaspoon contains this many grams of sugar.
What is 4 grams?
100
According to the AHA recommendation, the maximum number of milligrams (mg) of sodium per day for adults with CAD.
What is 1,500 milligrams?
100
The difference in calorie content between:
1/4 cup of raisins and 2 cups of grapes.
What is zero?
They both contain 100 calories.
100
The three parts that make up "A Healthy Plate".
What is 1/2 Non-Starchy Vegetables + 1/4 Starch + 1/4 Protein?
200
One's intake of added sugars is directly associated with an increase in these risk factors for cardiovascular disease (name 2 of the risk factors).
What are:
Increased triglycerides
Increased total cholesterol
Increased LDL cholesterol
Increased blood pressure
Increased inflammation / endothelial dysfunction
Increased body weight / obesity?
200
To make sure you have a WHOLE-grain bread, cereal or cracker, look for these two things on the food label.
What are:
1. The word "whole" included in the first ingredient.
2. At least 3 grams of dietary fiber per serving?
200
The number of milligrams (mg) of sodium in one teaspoon of iodized table salt.
What is 2,300 milligrams (mg)?
200
To manage hunger levels and maintain energy, the maximum number of hours you should go without eating between meals.
What is 4 to 5 hours?
200
To make sure you are choosing a DARK chocolate, look for this on the food label.
What is the first ingredient is a form of chocolate (not sugar)? Or, at least 60% chocolate.
300
Other than fish or shellfish, two foods that are a good source of omega-3 fat.
What is:
walnuts
chia seeds
flaxseeds, ground?
300
On a food label, I recommend you look at these two pieces of information FIRST and SECOND.
What are:
1. The list of ingredients, and
2. The serving size / servings per container?
300
The percentage (%) of the USA's total salt intake that comes from packaged and restaurant foods.
What is 75%?
10% naturally occurring
5-10% added when cooking at home
300
The number of excess calories it takes to gain one pound of body fat.
What is 3,500 calories?
300
Store oils, nuts, seeds and whole grain flours here to prevent spoilage.
What is the refrigerator?
400
This oil has been banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
What is partially hydrogenated oil?
400
How can one distinguish between added and naturally occurring sugars on a food label?
Read the list of ingredients.
400
A "Low Sodium" food will contain less than this many milligrams (mg) of sodium per serving.
What is 140 milligrams (mg)?
400
Research shows that those who used this weight loss strategy ate fewer calories, higher quality food, and lost twice as much weight as those who did not use this strategy.
What is keeping a food journal?
400
Three examples of "plant protein".
What are Legumes (Beans) & Lentils, Nuts, Seeds, Tofu, Tempeh, Seitan (wheat gluten), Quinoa, Soy milk or soy yogurt, Oats (whole grains)?
500
Two examples of foods that are good sources of monounsaturated fat (MUFA).
What are:
olives, olive oil, peanuts, peanut oil, avocados, avocado oil, canola oil, most nuts?
500
What the word "Light" refers to on the label for "Light Olive Oil".
What is the color, which is a result of filtering or refining the oil?
500
Rinsing canned beans before eating will get rid of about this much sodium.
(within +/- 10%)
What is 40%?
500
The amount of time it takes for your brain to receive the message from your stomach, "I am full".
(+/- 5 minutes)