Vegetables
This green vegetable contains twice the vitamin C of an orange
Broccoli
Apples are made of what percentage of air? This is why they float...
25%
Which nut is a member of the peach family?
Almonds
Noodles were invented in _____, not Italy
China
What% of Americans are vegetarians?
1%
Cabbage is what% water?
91%
What green fruit has highest protein content of all fruit?
Avocado
_____ eggs sink in water and ______ eggs will float
Fresh sink and rotten float
Humans have more of less genes than rice?
Less
What are a bunch of bananas called?
A hand
Carrots were originally what color?
Purple
What red fruit are a member of the rose family?
Cherries
The protein contained in _____ is considered to be the highest quality protein out of all foods
Eggs
The Great Wall of China was built using ______ _____, creating a super-strong mortar that remains the best available material for restoring ancient buildings to this day
Sticky rice
There are over how many types of apples?
10,000
Eating this vegetable/fruit can lower your risk of cancer due to it containing the carotenoid Lycopene
Tomatoes
What fruit contains more sugar than strawberries?
Lemons
______ actually contain quite high levels of protein, more than some normal protein foods
Insects
This whole grain was highly prized by the ancient Incas – they called it ‘gold of the Incas’
Quinoa
This purple vegetable is actually a fruit, and classified botanically as berries
Eggplants
In October 1995, NASA and the University of Wisconsin-Madison collaborated to help grow the first vegetable to be grown in space:
Potatoes
This fruit ripens from the inside out
Pears
Of all the cheeses, low-sodium ___________ has the most protein, with 41.6 grams per 100-gram serving.[4]
(low-sodium) Parmesan cheese
How many servings of grains (breads and cereals) should boys and girls (ages 14-18) have per day?
7
Complete proteins (whole proteins) are proteins that contain all __ of the essential amino acids. Typically, proteins from animal foods such as meats, poultry, fish, dairy, and eggs are complete. Incomplete protein sources usually include nuts and vegetables
9 (The 9 essential amino acids are: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine)