We use this instead of the food pyramid.
What is MyPlate?
What is the energy we get from food called?
Calories?
These give your body the most energy compared to the other kinds of nutrients. Your body stores this when you do not use the food energy you take in.
What is Fats
With this group, the darker the green, the more nutritious it is.
What is the vegetable group.
What is the recommended daily number of servings of dairy?
What is 3 servings?
There are many varieties of this fruit including gala, granny smith, golden delicious and honey crisp ?
What are apples?
This rule helps you determine low and high nutrients on the food label?
What is 5/20 rule?
These help repair and build your cells.
What are proteins.
This group is a great source of fiber, vitamins and minerals. Not only can you eat this group, but you can drink it as well.
What is the fruit group.
How much fruit is needed daily for those ages 14-18?
What is 1.5-2 cups.
This is usually served mashed or fried, has lots of vitamin C?
What is a potato?
This nutrient makes up more than half of your body and you cannot go more than ~3 days without it.
What is water.
This food group is important for your growth, and the "low fat" or "fat free" types of this group are the recommended choice.
What is the dairy group?
This food group provides your body with calcium, vitamin A, vitamin D, and protein ?
What is dairy?
Nutrients you want to be over 20% DV? (name 3)
What is Dietary fiber, vitamin a, viatmin c, calcium and iron
These two nutrients help your body grow, work, and do certain things, but too many can be harmful for your body.
What are vitamins and minerals
They contain carbohydrates. You should eat these whole instead of refined.
What is the grain group?
How many grams of fiber should those ages 14-18 get per day?
What is 25-31 grams/day.
The average American consumes 66 pounds of this per year ?
What is sugar?
This food is found on food packages that detail a foods nutrition content including of fat, sugar, protein and fiber it has?
What is a nutrition label?