Food for Thought
One way to practice eating a wide variety of foods is to eat foods of all different ____
Colors
Many products have this added to it during production, meaning it doesn't naturally occur in food
Sugar
Companies market different products to us by using this (we are connected to it with our phones, computers, and tablets)
True or false: You need some kind of equipment to get movement in your day.
False!
When we practice following a _____, we are more likely to practice healthy habits over time because we know what we're doing each day and when we will do it (more than one answer)
Routine, schedule...
These are some reasons why we eat (more than one answer!)
Nourishment, energy, healing from sickness, socialization, celebration, traditions...
This word found on nutrition labels is talking about how much salt is in a product
Sodium
Food
Movement every day helps our bodies in these ways (more than one answer!)
SMART goals stands for this (can you get all 5 words)
Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-specific
This part of the nutrition label tells us how much is in one portion (and all the nutrition facts relate to that amount)
Serving size
These are the three types of fats found in food
Saturated, Unsaturated, Trans
Cereals marketed towards younger kids will often have these things on the boxes (multiple answers)
Bright colors, cartoons, eye-catching designs...
This amount of movement is recommended per day (can be broken up into chunks, too!)
60 minutes
This term refers to the things we do (or don't do) to prepare for good sleep (examples include making our bed, not using devices 2 hours before bed if possible, and not eating or doing homework in bed during the day)
Sleep hygiene
These are the five food groups (think MyPlate!)
Fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, and dairy
This can be added to foods to balance out other flavors, such as sweetness or bitterness
Salt (or sodium)
Big companies commonly use these type of people in their advertisements (including signs, commercials, magazines, and more)
Celebrites (singers, athletes, actors/actresses...)
This is a way to get movement in your day while watching a Zoom, tv, etc. (more than one answer!)
Sit and stand, stretch your fingers down to your toes, lift your arms up and down, do jumping jacks...
This is a word describing the act of practicing awareness when eating/drinking - focusing on how things taste, how we're feeling, etc.
Mindfulness
This part of the nutrition label gives us a good idea of what fraction (or percentage) one serving of food gives us for any nutrient (vitamin D, saturated fat, calcium, etc.)
% Daily Value
This type of fat has a chemical structure that is rigid like tightly packed bricks. It is solid at room temperature.
Saturated fat
When companies pay to have their products in movies, tv shows, or music videos, they are using this strategy
Product placement
These are the three categories of movement (hint: think running, stretching, and lifting something heavy)
Endurance, flexibility, strength
This is the highest level of health from the social ecological model of health, or different levels of health, that describes actions and ideas of big food companies, lawmakers...
Global/Media/Policy