Definitions
The primary energy source for the body
What is carbohydrates?
What is MyPlate?
The agency tasked with regulating most foods in the U.S.
What is the FDA (Food & Drug Administration)?
People living far away from the equator are likely to be deficient in this vitamin.
What is vitamin D?
Mr. Kevin's favorite fruit
What are apples?
The main storage form of energy in the body
What is fat?
The current food and nutrition advice for the general public by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
What is the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
New York City, since 2010, require restaurants to display a letter grade at a visible location. Restaurants receive this letter grade from...
What are sanitary inspections?
Literally translating to "a lack of blood," this condition can affect those who are deficient in iron, folate, and/or vitamin B12.
What is anemia?
Ms. Montrice's favorite fruit
What is peach?
The two main types of micronutrients
What are vitamins and minerals?
According to MyPlate, you should aim to fill half of your plate at each meal with...
What are fruits and vegetables?
This agency regulates New York City's food safety issues.
What is the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene?
Rare in modern days, this deficiency used to affect sailors the world over.
What is scurvy (vitamin C deficiency)?
Mr. Daivon's favorite fruit
What is plum?
The recommended amount of certain nutrients that the average person should obtain each day, based on a 2000-kcal diet
What are Daily Values?
Four things the Dietary Guidelines recommend Americans to limit in their diets
What are added sugars, saturated fat, sodium, and alcohol?
Food items under regulation of the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture), not FDA.
What are meat, poultry, and egg products?
One of the first signs of vitamin A deficiency.
What is night blindness?
Ms. Oreal & Ms. Naomi's favorite fruit
What is mango?
The study of food, how it affects the human body and influences health and metabolism
What is nutrition?
What is the Nutrition Facts label?
Agency regulating nutrition supplements in the U.S.
What is nothing?
A lack of this vitamin during the early periods of pregnancy can result in neural tube defects (such as spinal bifida) in the baby.
What is folate/folic acid?
Ms. Allison's favorite fruit
What is kiwi?