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Nutrients
MyPlate
Know your foods!!
Food for thought!
Health body, healthy mind!
100
Meat, fish and nuts are a great source of this nutrient.
What is protein?
100
You consume these products in moderation according to the MyPlate guidelines.
What are oils?
100
Vitamins A,D,E,K are examples of these.
What are fat soluble vitamins?
100
Taste, texture, smell, appetite, culture, and family.
What are factors that influence our food choices?
100
Our body converts calories into this when we eat food.
What is energy?
200
Sodium, potassium, calcium and iron are examples of this nutrient.
What is a mineral?
200
Half of this group should be made up of whole-wheat products.
What is the grain group?
200
This is the tough, stringy part of raw fruits, raw vegetables, whole wheat, and other whole grains.
What is fiber?
200
Carbs, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins, and water are examples of these.
What are nutrients?
200
This nutrient is essential for life as it helps with digestion, removes waste and helps to cool you off.
What is water?
300
Sources of this nutrient come from animals and plants.
What is a fat?
300
This MyPlate group consists of meats, fish, eggs, nut, beans, peas and soy products.
What is the protein food group?
300
The type of carbohydrates that can be digested quickly in the body. Sugar is a good example.
What are simple carbohydrates?
300
Gives us energy, a healthy immune system, healthy bones, and healthy looking skin.
What are things that food can do for us?
300
This nutrient helps to repair tissue in the body and provides building blocks for your body to grow.
What is protein?
400
Most of our diet consists of this type of protein. Examples include whole wheat bread, pasta, potatoes, etc.
What is a carbohydrate.
400
The MyPlate food group that can contain anything from milk to your favorite type of cheese, even string cheese :-)
What is the dairy group?
400
This is a mineral that helps control the amount of fluid in your body.
What is sodium?
400
Wash hands before we handle food and separating raw food from cooked food are tips for this....
What is keeping food safe?
400
The amount of time we should aim to be physically active each day.
What is 60 minutes?
500
Your daily intake of this nutrient can be reached by eating foods such as fruits and vegetables, by drinking milk and walking in the sunshine.
What is a vitamin.
500
It is important to try and get some dark green types of this food group in your daily intake of food.
What is the vegetable group?
500
This is the type of fat that comes from animal sources such as red meat. We eat it in moderation.
What is saturated fat?
500
The old model of the food guide system was in the shape of a pyramid now it has changed to this..
What is a plate?
500
The mineral that helps to keep our bones strong and healthy.
What is calcium?