Macronutrients
Sugar
Gardening
Which Is Healthier?
Food Labels
100
Example of foods that have a lot of this macro-nutrient are butter, oil, heavy cream, and bacon.
What is fat.
100
Eating a lot of this raises your risk of getting Type 2 Diabetes.
What is sugar
100
Name two things plants need to grow.
What is soil, sunlight, water, air.
100
Frosted flakes or a banana?
What is a banana.
100
True or false: "Low fat" on the front of the package means it's healthy.
What is false
200
This macronutrient helps build muscle so you can stay strong!
What is protein?
200
True or false: A 6" Subway chicken terriyaki sandwich has LESS sugar than a donut.
What is false
200
Give one reason why weeds are bad.
What is they take up vital nutrients from the soil so the plants we want to grow have less food, they block sunlight from plants we want to grow, sometimes they attract pests we don't want to the garden.
200
Veggie pizza or veggie stir fry?
What is veggie stir fry
200
Name three pieces of information the nutrition label tells you.
What is calories, fat, protein, carbohydrates, sugar, sodium, iron, vitamin c, vitamin a, calcium, fiber, cholesterol, other vitamins.
300
This macronutrient gives you energy and is found in things like whole wheat bread, potatoes, and fruit.
What is carbohydrates?
300
Name two healthier breakfast options than sugary cereal or sugary pancakes/waffles.
What is veggie omelette, whole grain toast with peanut butter, low-sugar cereal, oatmeal with fruit, fruit smoothie, plain yogurt with low sugar cereal/granola and fruit, etc.
300
Give two reasons worms are good for the soil.
What is they aerate the soil, they fertilize the soil.
300
Fruit salad or fruit sorbet?
What is fruit salad?
300
What ingredient should never be in the top 3 ingredients if you want eat healthy?
What is sugar! Or any form of sugar.
400
True or false: All fats are bad for you.
What is false?
400
Name three different ways sugar appears on a food label.
What is corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, evaporated cane juice, brown rice syrup, dextrose, maltose, invert syrup, glucose.
400
Name two seeds that we eat.
What is beans, sunflower seeds, lentils, chickpeas, rice, rye, oats, wheat, almonds, coconuts.
400
Yoplait original yogurt or plain Greek yogurt?
What is plain Greek yogurt.
400
How much trans fat per serving can a food have for it to not list any trans fat on the label? Where do you need to look on the label to see if there is any trans fat in the food?
What is .5 gram and the ingredients list.
500
Which macronutrient is most important for brain development?
What is fat?
500
Name four foods or drinks that are high in sugar and that you should avoid or have less of.
What is soda, cookies, cake, syrup, juices, drink powders, candies/chocolates, ice cream, sugary cereals/oatmeal packs, jams/jellies.
500
Name 3 parts of a plant OR name one part of a seed.
What is roots, stems, leaves, flower, fruit, seeds OR seed coat, baby leaves, seed food storage.
500
Home squeezed OJ OR Vitamin Water?
What is home squeezed OJ
500
Why do you have to pay attention to the serving size on the label?
What is it lets you know how to moderate your portions and tells you how much you need to multiply your calories, etc. if you have more than one serving.