Nutrients
MyPlate
Reading a nutrition label
Exercise
Fruits and vegetables fast facts
100

This nutrient is found in bread, fruits, and vegetables. Its main purpose is to provide your body with energy. 

What is a carbohydrate? 

100

There are this number of groups included in the MyPlate plan. 

What is five?

100

This part of the nutrition label tells us how much food it is recommended to eat 

What is a serving size? 

100

This is the amount of minutes per week the CDC recommends as the minimum amount of moderate intensity exercise adults should get per week.

What is 150 minutes? (At least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week)

100

This food tops bananas in potassium. 

What is a potato?

200

This nutrient is found in nuts, avocado, and dairy products and helps support cell function.

What is a fat?

200

Foods such as meat, fish, beans, and eggs are included in this food group, which MyPlate recommends eating around 5.5 ounces each day 

What is protein?

200

This is the amount of energy that is in the food.

What is a calorie? 

200

This is the minimum number of days per week the CDC recommends adults should do muscles strengthening activities. 

What is 2 days?

200

This food is considered both a fruit and a vegetable. 

What is a tomato?

300

This nutrient is found in meat, beans, and milk and helps support muscle growth 

What is protein?

300

Foods such as milk, yogurt, and cheese are included in this food group, which MyPlate recommends consuming around 3 cups each day.

What is dairy?

300

Sugars and dietary fiber are listed under this nutrient on a nutrition facts label. 

What are carbohydrates? 

300

These exercises (brisk walk, water aerobics, riding a bike on level ground or with few hills, and pushing a lawn mower) would be considered this type of activity. 

What is Moderate- Intensity Aerobic Exercise?

300

This fruit has more Vitamin C than oranges and has more nutrients per ounce than any other fruit. 

What are Kiwis? 

(They have twice the vitamin C of an orange and are another high-potassium, low-salt alternative to bananas. They’re packed with other vitamins, minerals, and are heart-healthy)

400

This nutrient group includes vitamins and minerals. 

What is a micronutrient?

400

This US Department created the MyPlate as an easy-to-follow food guide.

What is the US Department of Agriculture?

400

The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act was signed into law in 1990, during this president’s term

Who is President George HW Bush?

400

These exercises (jogging/running, swimming laps, riding a bike fast or with many hills, and playing basketball) would be considered this type of activity.

What is Vigorous- Intensity Aerobic Exercise

400

This food is considered a fruit because it has a large seed in the middle and helps your body absorb other nutrients. 

What is an avocado? 

(They have a lot of fat, but it’s the good kind that lowers cholesterol. The creamy fruit also helps your body absorb nutrients in other produce, like tomatoes).

500

We should aim to drink around 8 glasses of this per day.

What is water?

500

The MyPlate was developed in 2011 by agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack and this woman. 

Who is First Lady Michelle Obama? 

500

These are reference amounts of nutrients to consume or not exceed each day. They are typically represented as a % on the nutrition facts label. 

What is the daily value?

500

1 minute of vigorous- intensity exercise is equal to this many minutes of moderate-intensity exercise.

What is 2 minutes?

500

This food item is a cousin of the rose and a good source of fiber. 

What are apples? 

(Apples, pears, cherries, and plums are just some of the fruits that come from the same family tree as the rose).