Types of Food
Which food group requires the least amount of servings a day to maintain a healthy body?
Meat/Beans
Name two tasty, nutritious, low calorie snacks
Fresh fruits
Vegetables
Low-fat milk or yogurt
Toast
Popcorn
Name two high fat snack foods.
Potato chips
French fries
Ice cream
Candy/candy bars
True or False: Fruit juice is as healthy of a snack as a piece of fresh fruit.
False: Most fruit juices contain a high quantity of sugar.
Name two snack foods that are high in salt.
French fries
Pretzels
Potato Chips
Sausages
Pickles
Cheese
Crackers
What do nutritionists say is the most important meal of the day?
Breakfast
Give two reasons why skipping meals is not a good way to lose weight.
1. You're more likely to each too much between meals.
2 You are less likely to eat balanced meals.
3. Youre body won't have the energy to work properly.
What's the name of the fat-related material that collects in your blood and can eventually block blood flow?
Cholesterol
True or False: Sucrose, fructose, glucose, maple sugar, and corn syrup are all good substitutions for sugar.
False: They are all sugars.
Is salt more apt to raise or lower blood pressure?
Raise
Name the five food groups.
Grains
Vegetables
Fruit
Milk
Meat/Beans
Obesity increases the risks of some diseases and physical problems. Name two.
Diabetes
Heart disease
Stroke
Varicose veins
Osteoporosis
What part of the egg is highest in cholesterol: the yolk, white, or shell?
Yolk
How many teaspoons of sugar are in a 12 oz can of pop?
Between 7 and 11.
What's the chemical-abbreviated NA- that is present in salt?
Sodium
What one food supplies all essential nutrients in the amounts you need?
There is no such food.
Some dieters can't stop dieting. They believe they never will be thin enough and they often starve themselves. What's the name for this type of eating disorder?
Anorexia nervosa
Name a disease that may be caused by a high fat diet.
Heart disease
Arteriosclerosis
Colon cancer
Breast cancer
How many calories are in a teaspoon of sugar?
16
In comparison to what our bodies need, how much salt do we eat:
2-5 times as much
10 times as much
20-40 times as much
2-5 times as much
What nutrients are most important for strong bones?
Calcium
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Some people cannot control what they eat so they binge eat and then force themselves to throw up after. What is the name of this eating disorder?
Bulemia
A gram of sugar, starch, pr protein has four calories. How many calories are in a gram of fat?
Nine calories per gram of fat
A cereal box lists these ingredients: cornmeal, wheat flour, sugar, bran, corn syrup, salt, dextrose. Which three are sugars?
Sugar
Corn syrup
Dextrose
How much salt does the average American eat in a year:
5 pounds
10 pounds
15 pounds
20 pounds
15 pounds