Fed Up
Sugar is...
poison
What food groups are missing?
Vegetable
Dairy
Fruit
Protein, Carbs, and Fats
What is a micronutrient?
Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals needed by the body in very small amounts.
What are calories?
Calories are the energy we get from food
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
What was the name of Michelle Obama's campaign?
Let's Move!
What are the 6 food groups?
Grains/Carbs, Fat, Dairy, Protein, Fruits, Vegetables
What is a macronutrient?
Macronutrients are the nutrients we need in larger quantities that provide us with energy
When are calories bad?
What state is in the Grand Canyon in?
Arizona
What is the most dangerous and lethal (deadly) fat to have on your body?
Belly fat
What do you get from Protein?
Builds and repairs tissues in the body such as hair, nails, and skin, and is also an important building block of muscle, bone, cartilage, and blood.
What are the 6 essential nutrients?
Fats, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
What is an empty calorie?
calories from solid fats and/or added sugars
What is the item that was swallowed by the crocodile in Peter Pan?
Name two diseases that are driven by high consumption of sugar.
Diabetes, Heart Diseases, Cancer, Stroke, Lipid problems
List one important nutrient you get from fruits and vegetables
Vitamin A, or Vitamin E, or Vitamin C. and fiber
What nutrients are macronutrients?
Fats, Carbohydrates, Proteins
Where is the calories on a food label?
Under the serving size
What's the longest river in the world?
The Amazon River
What is the actual daily intake of most Americans?
41tsp
What two foods groups could peas and beans fit into?
Protein and vegetable
What nutrients are a micronutrient?
Vitamins, Minerals, Water
What are calories technically?
a unit of energy equivalent to the heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C (now often defined as equal to 4.1868 joules).
What's the human body's largest organ?
Skin