Essential Nutrients
Which nutrient helps to build our muscles?
Protein
If you are scaling a recipe UP, what math should you use?
Multiplication
What is the term for foods that have been altered from their original state using technology and added chemicals?
Processed food
What is the term for an area where it is difficult to access healthy, affordable food?
Food desert
Which group started free breakfast programs in the US that made the national government to start offering breakfasts in school?
Which nutrient provides us with quick energy?
If you are scaling a recipe DOWN, what math should you use?
Division
Why do food companies put "best by" dates on their products?
To sell more food
What is the acronym for the government program that provides food stamps?
SNAP
In addition to serving food, what did the Black Panthers educator children about through their free breakfast program?
Black history and/or knowing our rights
Which nutrient is MOST common in our bodies?
Water
To double a recipe, multiply by...
2
What hormone does sugar release into our brains?
Dopamine
What ratio of Americans experience food insecurity?
1 in 9
How much does the national government give schools for each free lunch they serve?
$4 (or about $1.25 for the food itself)
Which nutrient protects our bones and organs from damage?
Fat
To quadruple a recipe, multiply by...
4
Besides sugar, what is another nutrient in fast food that our bodies crave?
Sodium
What is a requirement in order to get food stamps?
You must be working
What was one ingredient that the white women who started school lunches thought shouldn't be in "American" food?
Spices, onions, or garlic
Which nutrient do human need the most grams per day?
Carbohydrates
Multiply by 5
What is the best way to tell if food has gone bad?
Use your five senses
What percentage of food in the US goes to waste?
40%
Which country spends the most on school lunch?
India