What is 3 : grain products, meat and alternatives and milk and alternatives.
100
Name two orange vegetables.
What is carrots, squash, peppers, pumpkins, etc.
100
This mineral is needed for strong bones and teeth.
What is calcium.
100
What helps to build, maintain and repair body tissues and is found in meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and milk products.
What are proteins?
200
Name four ways to eat eggs.
What is boiled, scrambled, fried, sunny-side-up, poached, omelet, etc.
200
Potatoes belong to this food group.
What is vegetables and fruit.
200
This nutrient provides the best source of energy.
What are carbohydrates.
200
Vegetables and fruit are excellent sources of this nutrient.
What is Vitamin C ( or fiber, potassium, folic acid, Vitamin A)
200
How many slices of cheese make one serving in Canada's Food Guide?
What is two?
300
Why are we concerned about too much sugar in the diet.
What is teeth, empty calories.
300
To what food group does peanut butter belong?
What is meat and alternatives.
300
Name two lunches which include all 4 food groups.
What is ....answers vary.
300
This vitamin is needed for eye health (plays a role in the prevention of night blindness).
What is Vitamin A?
300
How much peanut butter is considered one serving in Canada's Food Guide?
What is 2 tablespoons?
400
Name 4 different ethnic foods and their country of origin.
What is pizza, Italy; Burrito, Mexico; Perogies, Ukraine; Maple Syrup, Canada, etc.
400
Canada's food guide tells us to have vegetables of these two colours every day.
What is dark green and orange.
400
Give 2 reasons why potato chips or cheezies are not the best snacks.
What are: high in salt and high in fat
400
Meat and alternatives are an excellent source of this mineral.
What is Iron?
400
This mineral helps you fight infections and is found in milk, meat and dried peas.
What is zinc?
500
2 reasons you need to eat breakfast in the morning.
What is less energy to participate in morning activites, difficulty concentrating and learning, difficult to make up nutrients lost later in the day, and over eating later in the day.
500
Lentils belong to this food group.
What is meat and alternatives.
500
Name two ways to maintain a healthy body weight.
What is healthy eating and regular exercise.
500
This vitamin is needed to help you stop bleeding when you are cut and is mainly found in dark green leafy vegetables like spinach.
What is Vitamin K?
500
This group of vitamins help the body release energy from food and is found in enriched cereals, whole grains, meats and dark green leafy vegetables.