MyPlate suggests you eat the biggest portion of these 2 components at each meal
What are grains and vegetables?
100
These are 3 ways to encourage picky eaters to try new foods.
What is letting them help cook, letting them help serve, mixing new foods with favorites, make foods bite sized in fun shapes, having a garden, having a taste test party, teaching about that food in curriculum or stories, etc.?
100
Serving size calories x servings per container=
What is total number of calories per container?
100
The healthiest foods are usually located in this part of the grocery store.
What is the perimeter or along the edges?
100
Lowering or eliminating these from your diet will help reduce your sugar intake significantly.
What are sugar-sweetened beverages (sodas, Vitamin Water, sports drinks, energy drinks, etc)?
200
You should always do this first before preparing food
What is wash your hands?
200
Letting kids serve themselves and choose what foods they want to eat is known as this.
What is eating family style?
200
Eating ______ will help you get high amounts of fiber into your diet.
What are whole grains, fruits or vegetables?
200
This is how you find out the number of teaspoons of sugar in a product.
What is multiply grams of sugar x servings per container then divide by 4?
200
Average number of minutes per week of physical activity that is recommended for adults.
What is 150 minutes?
300
These are two types of whole grains we cooked with
What are quinoa and farro?
300
7-15 times
What is the number of times a child may have to try a food before they like it?
300
Beef Jerky and Cup O' Noodles are foods very high in this
What is Sodium?
300
This is one of the few things regulated on the front of a food item package.
What is the USDA Organic label?
300
Two ways to reduce your risk of heart disease.
What are lowering your cholesterol by eating less saturated fats, eating more high fiber foods, eating foods lower in fat overall, eating 2 or more servings a week of fish, at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day?
400
These are 3 kinds of healthy proteins.
What are fish, poultry, beans, nuts, or tofu?
400
These are 3 foods you can mix vegetables into for picky eaters who might not like the veggies.
What are lasagne, marinara, mac and cheese, smoothies, soup, quiche, wontons, ravioli, omelets, dips, etc?
400
5% is low and 20% is high
What is the Daily Value % on a label?
400
This is the place you should look to decide what packaged food is good to buy.
What is the food's nutrition label?
400
These are 4 fruits and vegetables in season right now.
What is onions, stone fruit, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, oranges, tomatoes, corn, pears, watermelon, etc.?
500
This is why whole grains are better for you than refined grains.
What is 1) not processed as much, 2) keeps you fuller longer, and 3) keeps your blood sugar more stable for prolonged energy.
500
Behavior difficulty, lower nutrient intake, impared growth, slower brain development
What are things that can happen to a child who is a picky eater long-term?
500
Eating too many _______ per day is linked to overweight, obesity and the development of certain chronic diseases.
What are calories?
500
This is what it means when a food product is featured at the end of an aisle at the store.
What is the seller paid for it to be there?
500
This illness causes heart disease, nerve damage, kidney damage, eye damage, skin damage, osteoporosis and Alzheimers.