Decoding the Nutrition Label
Macronutrients
Think Before You Drink
My Plate
Digestive Highway
100
These do not just make you fat. Our body needs these for everything: moving, sleeping, breathing... they give us energy!
What are calories?
100
Protein, Fat and Carbohydrates
What are the three macronutrients?
100
The largest source of calories in our diets
What is soda?
100
Protein, Vegetables, Fruit, Whole grains and Dairy
What is MyPlate?
100
The almond and peanut butter have fiber. This means they digest _______________.
What is slowly?
200
This comes from whole grains, fruits, vegetables and nuts. This keeps us full and helps us go to the bathroom regularly.
What is fiber?
200
A simple carbohydrate
What is a saltine cracker?
200
One negative affect of soda (sugary drinks)
What is tooth decay, amputations, diabetes and erectile dysfunction?
200
Vegetables and Fruit should be ____________ amount on my plate.
What is half my plate?
200
Inside the mouth there was ______________, _________________ and ____________ (digestive enzyme)
What is cracker, peanut butter and banana?
300
Commonly called salt. Vital for healthy nerves and muscles, but most of us get too much in our diet, often from processed food.
What is sodium?
300
A cookie
What is a fat and a simple carbohydrate?
300
Name 2 reasons for choosing sugary drinks
What is taste, addicting, cheap, advertisements, peer pressure, culture?
300
1950s is what we now call our _______________ plate.
What is side or salad plate?
300
After the food moved into the esophagus, it entered the stomach. Extra air represented ______________.
What is gas?
400
This is what allows our body to function; process of healthy growth.
What is nutrition?
400
An almond
What is a fat, protein and fiber-ful carb?
400
4 tsps of sugar equals ___________ amount of sugar
What does 1 gram of sugar?
400
The cereal looked ___________ in the small bowl and ____________ in the large bowl. Our perception changed even though the amount stayed the same.
What is large and small?
400
When the food moved down the large intestine (stocking), liquid came out. This liquid was ________________.
What is nutrients?
500
High fructose corn syrup, syrup, honey, maple and sucrose
What is sugar?
500
Definition for fat
What is the macronutrient that allows our body to store energy for later, giving us lots of energy, in not very much food?
500
Name 3 benefits for consuming lower sugar beverages
Lower risk of disease (diabetes), even mood, more energy, free (water)
500
Using your fist, smaller plate or measuring cups.
What is controlling portion size?
500
After moving from the large intestine it went to the ________________, into the colon and finally in to waste.
What is small intestine?
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