Canada Food Guide
Carbohydrates
Fats and Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals and Water
100
What are 3 green vegetables?
Celery, lettuce, cucumber and etc...
100
Name 2 examples of foods with carbohydrates.
Bread, milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits, and etc...
100
What is the most common source of protein?
Meat
100
Where can you find Vitamin C?
Oranges, strawberries, apples, grapes, lemons and etc...
100
What is the most common source of Sodium everyday?
Salt
200
What are 3 fruits?
Apples, oranges, bananas, pineapples and etc...
200
What is the WORST carbohydrate?
Sugary Drinks (Soda)
200
Name two examples of foods with saturated fats.
Potato chips, fries, hamburgers....
200
Why is Vitamin A important?
It is necessary for good vision.
200
Why is Calcium important?
We need calcium to build our bones and teeth.
300
Name 4 grain products.
Bread, Pasta, rice, cereal
300
Name 3 foods where we should NOT get our carbohydrates from?
Candy, cake and sugary drinks
300
What is the name for good fats? What is the name for bad fats?
Bad fats = Saturated fats Good fats = Unsaturated fats
300
Why is Vitamin D important?
It helps with bone development.
300
Name 3 foods you can find calcium in.
Cheese, milk and yogourt
400
What are the 4 food groups?
Vegetables and Fruits Grain Products Milk and Alternatives Meat and Alternatives
400
Where should most of our carbohydrates come from?
Starch! (Breads, pasta, rice) Milk, fruits, vegetables
400
Why are proteins important?
They are necessary to make enzymes and hormones, needed for body repair and building tissue.
400
You need this vitamin to get scabs to stop bleeding cuts.
Vitamin K
400
What is the best source of potassium?
Bananas
500
If you are a vegetarian, what can you have as a meat alternative?
Tofu, beans or nuts
500
What are carbohydrates?
They are the main source of energy that the body uses. They are simple sugars.
500
Why are fats important?
Fats help you absorb vitamins, keep you warm, and give you essential nutrients.
500
If you don't have enough Vitamin C, you can get this disease. (Hint: Pirates used to have it)
Scurvy
500
What is the % of water in an adult human?
57-60%
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