Nutrients
This nutrient is found in bread, fruit, and vegetables and gives energy to your body.
What is a carbohydrate
Foods such as whole grains, tubers, legumes, fruits, and vegetables.
What is a whole food?
The recommended amount of a food or drink that you should eat.
What is a serving size
There are many varieties of this fruit including gala, granny smith, and honeycrisp.
What is an apple
This is food that is grown by farmers that live near you. If you buy this food it helps reduce the food miles your food has to travel to get to you, which reduces pollutants like CO2
What is a local food
This nutrient, found in nuts, avocado, and dairy products, helps support cell growth
what is fat
This substance is added to food to change flavor, appearance, and/or to preserve it
What is an additive?
You should fill half of your plate with these two food groups.
What are fruits and vegetables
This food group provides your body with calcium, vitamin D, protein, and comes from cows
What is dairy
Food that is grown without the use of synthetic pesticides and herbicides
What is organic food?
This nutrient is found in meat, legumes, and milk and helps grow strong muscles.
what is protein
This is an additive sweetener that is made from corn starch.
What is High Fructose Corn Syrup?
This is the recommended number of bread slices you should eat per serving.
What is two slices of bread
This type of food, typically used to make sandwiches, has lots of iron
What is bread
This is a way to dispose of food waste in an environmentally responsible manner.
What is composting
This nutrient group includes vitamins and minerals.
What are micronutrients?
Any food that has been changed from its original form to something else.
What is a processed food?
You should drink at least 64 ounces of this a day
What is water
This vegetable, usually served mashed or fried, has lots of vitamin C
What is a potato
Farming that uses synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and usually grows one crop on a large-scale.
What is industrial farming?
These are chemicals produced by plants that protect them from germs and insects and also provide benefits to humans who eat plant foods.
What are phytonutrients?
This type of fat lowers your good cholesterol and increases your bad cholesterol.
What is trans fat
This is information found on food packages that details a food’s nutrition content including the amount of fat, sugar, protein, and fiber it has.
What is a nutrition label
The average American consumes 66 pounds of this per year.
What is sugar
What are the 3 basic essentials a human needs in order to survive
what is food, water, and shelter