MyPlate
Nutrients
Healthy Eating
Health Problems
General
100
What are the 5 main food groups on MyPlate?
Fruits, grains, vegetables, protein, dairy
100
What are the six nutrients?
Water, carbs, protein, vitamins, minerals, and fats
100
What do unhealthy fats do to your heart?
Unhealthy fats can clog arteries and cause heart disease - strokes and heart attacks.
100
What is the difference between type I and type II diabetes?
type 1 - is hereditary - the pancreas makes no insulin type 2 - is caused by overeating - the pancreas makes insulin but it doesn't work well
100
How many calories on average do teen guys and girls each need?
Girls = 2200 Guys = 2800
200
Which foods should take up 30% (each) of your plate?
Vegetables and Grains
200
What do carbs (carbohydrates) do for us?
Give us energy! (they are GO foods)
200
Name the two unhealthy fats
saturated fats trans fats
200
What is arteriosclerosis?
Hardening clogging of the arteries that lead to the heart and brain
200
How many minutes of exercise do teens need every day?
60 minutes
300
Which foods should take up 20% (each) of your plate?
Fruits and protein
300
What does protein do for us?
Protein helps build and repair cells. (they are GROW foods)
300
Name the three healthy fats.
polyunsaturated fats monounsaturated fats omega-3 fatty acids
300
What can/should Christians do to help people who are malnourished? (Some eat enough but don't eat well) (Some deal with starvation)
300
Why is it important for us to care for our bodies?
- Because our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit - Because God created us good - Because we are responsible for ourselves
400
In which TWO food groups do many Americans overeat?
Protein and grains
400
What do vitamins and minerals do for us?
They boost the immune system (help us fight illness) and support normal growth and development. (They are GLOW foods)
400
What are minerals, where are they found, and how do they get into our bodies?
Minerals are nutrients that are found in the soil. Plants absorb them and we get them in the plants (vegetables) that we eat.
400
What is binge eating? What are the - causes - signs - cause of death
CAUSES - desire to eat but guilt feelings for eating and being overweight SIGNS - eating to excess, hiding away to eat, withdrawing from people CAUSE of DEATH - heart disease, obesity-related health issues
400
What are the words that go with the SMART acronym?
S = specific M = measurable A = achievable R = realistic T = timely
500
Come up to the board and accurately draw the MyPlate diagram with food labels and percentages
You got it!!
500
What does water do for us?
-regulates body temperature -helps the body get rid of waste - dissolves food, vitamins, and minerals
500
What are 3 benefits of healthy eating?
- healthy heart - look good - low blood pressure - less disease - more energy - feel good -
500
Describe anorexia. What are the - causes - signs - cause of death
- cause: need for control, poor body image - signs: extreme thinness, not eating much, feeling guilty about eating, feel fat - cause of death: heart attack
500
What is bulimia? What are the - causes - signs - cause of death
causes: feeling that one is fat, desire to eat but feelings of guilt after eating, related to anorexia and binge eating signs: binge eating, spending a lot of time in the bathroom after eating cause of death: heart attack, chemical imbalance due to use of laxatives and other meds