MyPlate
Food Labels
Healthy Snacks
Understanding Food Labels
Unhealthy Foods
100

How much of your plate should be filled with fruits and vegetables?

one half

100

True or False: You should never eat candy

False- everything is okay in moderation

200

What are the names of the five food groups?

 fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy

200

True or False: Celery with peanut butter is an example of a healthy snack.

true

200

Name an unhealthy drink

Soda, Red Bull, sugary fruit juice

300

Does chocolate milk contain natural sugar, added sugar, or both? Explain.

both natural sugar (from the milk) and added sugar (from chocolate syrup)

400

What does a serving size tell you?

how many calories and nutrients — including fat, sugar, and salt — you get from eating a specific quantity of that food

500

Sam ate chicken, rice and carrots for dinner. Which food groups is he missing?

fruit and dairy

500

What might you see on a food label as an alternative to sugar?

Stevia, honey, fructose, syrup, etc