Key Recommendations
Healthy Eating Patterns
Food Safety 1
Food Safety 2
100

Peas and beans fit into this category.

What is a legume? 

100

This is an eating pattern. 

What is "various combinations of food consumed over time?" 

100

The estimate of foodborne illness.

What is 1 in 6 Americans?

100

The amount of time hands should be washed.

What is at least 20 seconds? 

200

Consumption of added sugars and saturated fats per day.

What is 10% of calories per day?

200

2.5 cups per day

What is the daily requirement for vegetables per day? 

200

The dilution of a household disinfectant that can be used to sanitize.

What is 1 tablespoon of chlorine bleach per gallon of water?

200

Discard cooked leftovers after this time.

What is 4 days? 

300

These are the subgroups of vegetables that should be incorporated into a healthy diet.

What are dark green, red and orange, legume, starchy and other?

300

5.5 cups per week

What is the weekly requirement for red and orange vegetables? 

300

When shopping, the 2 hour window takes these into account.

What is the amount of time food is in the  grocery basket, car and on the kitchen counter?

300

Safe thawing methods.

What is in the fridge, in cold water or in the microwave?

400

Moderation should be used for alcohol consumption.

What is one alcoholic drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men? 

400

Green lima beans

What is a starchy vegetable? 

400

The temperature that cold foods should be stored at.

What is 40 degrees F or below? 

400

The temperature that hot foods should be kept at.

What is 140 degrees F or above?

500

This is the recommendation for sodium consumption. 

What is 2,300 mg per day? 

500

Mushrooms 

What is an "other vegetable?"

500

The "danger-zone."

What is 40-140 degrees F for more than 2 hours?

500

The method for thawing in cold water.

What is a leak-proof bag and changing water every 30 minutes?