Processed Foods
The name for foods that look as close to their natural form as possible and are not processed.
What are Whole Foods?
Name three whole grains?
What are brown rice, oatmeal, corn tortillas, 100% whole grain breads and cereals, bulgar, barley, etc?
Name two ways fruits and vegetables are sold that are healthy to eat.
Fresh, frozen, pickled, and even canned (for those with food insecurity or have chewing issues)?
Name two prohibited types of substances in organic produce.
What are pesticides and synthetic fertilizers?
Two sources daily fluid intake could come from?
What are water, foods, and other beverages.
Name the 2 nutrients that processed, boxed, bagged, and packaged foods are high in.
What are sugar, salt, and saturated fats? (and don't forget calories!)
Name two things lost during processing from refined grains like white bread, pasta, and white rice.
What are healthy fats, fiber, calories, and micro and macronutrients?
One way fruits and vegetables help your health.
What is reduce inflammation, lower risk of heart disease, provide fiber and other nutrients, antioxidants or phytonutrients which help prevent/fight cancer, help you detox?
Name two inorganic Foods that might have growth hormones and/or antibiotics.
What are meat (beef, chicken, pork, etc), eggs, and dairy?
True or False: everyone needs to drink 8 cups or 2 L of water/day.
False. Water intake actually varies for each person depending on weather, sweating, overall health, activity level, calories required, and types of foods eaten.
The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends about 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids a day for men and about 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day for women). (per )
The advice to drink eight cups of water a day stems from a 1945 recommendation from the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council, which encouraged adults to consume about 64 ounces of water daily.
Then later the recommendation for someone eating 2,000 calories per day was 2,000 ml (roughly 64 ounces), or eight 8-ounce glasses/day.
Ultra processed foods (UPFs) which might have increased addictive potential.
What is the combination of refined carbohydrates and fats often found in UPFs seems to have a supra-additive effect on brain reward systems, above either macronutrient alone?
Name two diseases with reduced risk when a diet high in whole grains is consumed.
What are heart disease, diabetes, and colon cancer?
What do the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for America for adults recommend in relation to cups of fruits and vegetables per day?
What is adults should consume 1.5–2 cups of fruit and 2–3 cups of vegetables daily.
Name at least 2 types of artificial/manmade ingredients that aren't considered "clean eating".
What are artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, sweetners?
What is the maximum recommendation for caffeine and alcohol intake/day.
What are <400 mg of caffeine (about 3-5 8 oz cups) per day and
1 servings alcohol for women and 2 servings for men?