Food Guide
Grains
What is the most important meal of the day?
Breakfast
Name 2 factors that can influence a person's choice of food to eat..
hunger, stress eating, saw a commercial, cultural & social meaning of food, nutritional value, social interactions
What information is on a nutrition facts label?
How much fat is in the food, the amount per serving, Calories, Vitamins & minerals, Sodium, Carbohydrates, Sugars
One of the best ways to decrease one's chances of developing heart disease is to increase one's
The best way for most people to get the nutrition they need in order to stay healthy is to...
Eat foods from each food group
With better nutrition, students are what?
More successful
True or False.. Eating one large meal a day is a healthy nutrition habit.
False
1/2 cup of cooked rice, pasta, or potato should be about the size of....
a baseball cut in half
Foods that provide Vitamin C are...
peppers, broccoli, bananas, tomatoes, lettuce, kiwi, oranges, limes, ginger, cilantro,
What is the recommended beverage?
Water
Vitamin A is good for teenagers because...(hint: during puberty, these show up on your face)
it reduces acne
Energy from nutrients is measured in........ (It's on the food label)
Calories
a serving size of diary is....
4 stacked dice or two slices of cheese
Carbohydrates are nutrients that provide the body with.... (hint: marathon runners have to eat foods that have a lot of this the day before they run)
energy
Which food group does broiled chicken belong?
protein
What happens when a student skips breakfast?
They become restless, tired and irritable
Name a section on the nutrition facts label.
Servings, calories, fat, percent daily value, sodium, protein, vitamins.
1 serving of meat is about the size of a...
a deck of cards
People gain weight when they take in more calories than their bodies use through activity. This situation occurs because....
The body stores the extra calories as fat.
Issac wants to maintain a healthy diet. He can do this by analyzing...
the nutrients in the food he eats.
High levels of sodium in the diet have been linked to....
The amount of calories we need to eat per day are based on....
age, physical activity, and gender
The body needs at least 8 glasses of this per day...
Foods that provide Vitamin E are....