What's for Lunch
Food Group Facts
Build a Healthy Body
What am I?
Challenge
100
What type of healthy grains are always available?
Whole grains like brown rice, cereal, and wheat pasta.
100
Apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes are examples of what food group?
Fruit
100
How much activity should you have each day?
At least 60 minutes
100
I am red on the outside. I am crunchy to bite into. I grow on a tree.
Apple
100
Why should you try foods more than once?
As you get older, your taste buds change.
200
Why is it important to take a fruit and/ or vegetable with every meal?
Fruits and vegetables have vitamins and minerals that other foods do not.
200
Hamburger, chicken, and fish are examples of what food group?
Protein
200
Which foods might we call "sometimes foods"?
Cookies, pop, chips, candy...
200
I grow under ground. Rabbits like to eat me. I am orange.
Carrot
200
Why is the MyPlate a helpful guide for healthy eating?
It represents what our plate should look like each day.
300
On tonight's menu, what food(s) would count as grains?
Brown rice, graham crackers, corn bread...
300
Bread, cereal, pasta, and rice are examples of what food group?
Grains
300
What are examples of ways you can eat healthier?
Limiting pop, trying new fruits and vegetables...
300
I am made from milk. I come in many flavors and colors. You might melt me on a hamburger. I have lots of calcium.
Cheese
300
Which one food group is the MOST important?
They're ALL equally important.
400
Which menu item helps to build strong bones?
Milk
400
Which foods/ groups contains fiber to help you to digest food.
Fruits, vegetables, and grains
400
The main job of protein foods is to...
Help build muscle.
400
I grow on a vine. I can be green or purple or red. I can be sweet or sour. I am round. I am a fruit.
Grapes
400
Does this meal contain all 5 food groups? If not, what's missing? Cheeseburger on a bun, salad...
It's missing a fruit!
500
When you select a crispy chicken salad at lunch, you're eating from which food groups?
Protein and Vegetable groups.
500
Cheese, milk, and yogurt help build strong bones and teeth. What food group do they fit in?
Dairy
500
The main job of carbohydrate foods like grains and fruit is...
To fuel your brain
500
I am a protein-rich vegetable. You might find me at a picnic. I am brown. I start with the letter "b".
Beans
500
Does this meal contain all 5 food groups? If not, what's missing? Baby carrots, tortilla rounds, ranch dressing...
Protein and dairy foods are missing.
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