What is the recommended amount of vegetables for teens?
2 1/2-3 cups
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Why is protein important in our diet?
Protein provides the building blocks for muscles. It also helps to build healthy cartilage, skin, blood, and bones.
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What are the 2 categories of grain foods?
Whole and refined
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Empty calories come from 2 types of ingredients. What are they?
Solid fats and added sugars.
100
Is cholesterol found in foods from plants, foods from animals, or both?
Animals
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What does vitamin A do for our body?
Keeps our eyes and skin healthy. Also helps prevent infection.
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What nutrient, that strengthens bones and teeth, does Dairy food provide?
Calcium
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Which category of grain products provides the most nutrients?
Whole
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Name 2 foods that are available in forms that contain empty calories and also with less or no empty calories.
Whole milk - skim milk, Lowfat or fat free yogurt - regular yogurt with fruit at the bottom (the fruit is usually loaded with sugar also), cereals, cheese varieties, meat choices, and methods of cooking meats (fried chicken vs. baked chicken)
200
List 2 nutrients that fruits and vegetables are a major source of.
Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Folate, and Fiber. Carbohydrates is also an acceptable answer.
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What is the function of potassium in our body?
Helps to maintain healthy blood pressure.
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What are 2 nutrients that protein foods are the major source for.
Protein, B vitamins, Vitamin E, iron, zinc, and magnesium
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True or false: Food with ingredients listed as "100% wheat, cracked wheat, multi-grain, or bran" are good choices for whole grain products.
False. None of the items listed in the question are actually whole grain products. They do not have the nutritional value of whole grain products.
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What are 2 ways to reduce the number of empty calories in your diet?
Eat foods with empty calories less often and/or reduce the portion that you eat when you eat empty calorie foods. Another option is to substitute more nutrient packed foods for empty calorie foods.
300
List the 5 main food groups in Choosemyplate.
Fruits, Vegetables, Protein, Dairy, and Grains
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This nutrient reduces blood cholesterol, lowers the risk of heart disease, and is important for proper bowel function.
Dietary Fiber
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Why is it important to get enough iron in our diet?
Iron helps to carry oxygen in the blood.
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List 3 types of "bad fats".
Saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol
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Name 5 types of foods that have a high percentage of empty calories.
Soda, candy, cookies, cake, donuts, sausage, pizza, cheese, and ice cream. Other answers may also be acceptable.
400
What is one NUTRITIONAL difference between oils and solid fats?
Oils have essential fatty acids - healthy fats. Solid fats contain saturated fats and are unhealthy fats.
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What are the 5 categories of vegetables?
red/orange, dark green, starch, other, and beans/peas
500
Why are butter and cream NOT included in the Dairy group, even though they are made from dairy products?
They have little or no calcium (little or no nutritional benefits)
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Name at least 2 types of food that are high in OILS.
Nuts, fish, avocados, and olives
500
List 5 items on an ingredient list that represent added sugar.
anything that ends in "ose", molasses, honey, brown sugar, corn syrup, nectars
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Name 2 types of healthy fat.
Omega 3, unsaturated (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated)