Foods in this group include bread from your sandwich and the crust of your pizza. Go with the Whole ----- version it has more fiber!
Grains Group
100
Sugars and starches gives us energy while dietary fiber has no calories. These are all forms of this nutrient.
Carbohydrates
100
This part tells us how much of a food we should eat.
Serving Size
100
How many days did Morgan eat only McDonald's food?
30 Days
100
What percentage of children are overweight or obese?
18%
200
Crunchy apples, tasty oranges, and berries are full of vitamins, minerals and fiber. They are apart of this food group.
Fruit Group
200
This most important nutrient has no calories but we cannot live very long without it. It comes in fruits and vegetables or comes by itself.
Water
200
The amount of energy of a food is called the
Calories
200
Morgan gained nearly 25 pounds in 30 days. He was suppose to eat 2,500 calories a day to maintain his weight he was actually eating how many calories?
5,000 calories
200
What nutrient is in food made from animals and is not in foods mad from plants?
Cholesterol
300
They can be green like spinach, white like potatoes, orange like sweet potatoes, and red like red peppers. This food group gives us vitamins, minerals and fiber.
Vegetable Group
300
Calcium, Sodium and Potassium belong as elements on the periodic table. These elements are considered to be this nutrient in nutrition.
Minerals
300
Sugars and Dietary fiber are listed under this nutrient on a nutrition facts label.
Carbohydrates
300
Morgan said he felt good when he ate the McDonald's food then felt really bad and sad after. What did he and his doctors think was happening?
They thoughthe was becoming addicted
300
What percentage of American adults are overweight or obese?
69%
400
Mooooooooo. Stars of this group include milk, cheese, and yogurt. We get our calcium and Vitamin D from this group as well as Protein!
Dairy Group
400
Misunderstood as a bad nutrient, we need this for energy and a healthy brain. Go for the unsaturated type from plants. This nutrient is called...
Fat
400
This percentage indicates that the food is a major source of a nutrient.
20%
400
What are the benefits of eating fast food? Why do people eat there in the first place?
Taste, cost, speed, toys, playgrounds, advertising etc.
400
Fruit juice was once considered healthy but we now reccommend you drink as little as possible. What is the major difference between fruit juice and whole fruit?
Whole fruit has dietary fiber where juice does not.
500
If it once ran, swam, or flew it belongs in this food group which is named after the common nutrient that is in abundance from these foods.
Protein Group
500
The building blocks of our body, these groups of amino acids make up all our tissues in our body. Bones, muscles, skin and organs are made from this nutrient. It has its own food group!
Protein
500
To find the total calories in a container you must multiply which two numbers?
Servings per container and calories per serving
500
What are some of the possible consequences to eating a diet high in fast food?