Food Groups
Write down all the food groups
Grains, Vegetables, Fruit, Meat/Beans, Dairy
The most important nutrient?
Water
What is a calorie
Unit of energy in food
If you ate the whole container of this food, how many calories would you consume?
1600 calories
Worldwide, this is the most stolen food item.
Cheese
Rice belongs in this food group
Grains
This nutrient gives you the most energy.
Carbohydrates
What happens to calories you eat, but don't use?
Stored as fat.
Would this product be considered "fat free"?
No. It has 14g of fat.
Bananas are a berry. True or false?
True. It needs to have seeds on the inside (two or more) and to be derived from one flower with only one ovary.
How many cups of Milk/Dairy should you have a day?
3 cups
Nuts & seeds have a lot of this nutrient in it.
Fats/Oils
One gram of fat has how many calories in it?
9 calories
If you at two servings of this food, how many calories from fat would you consume?
260 calories
What fruit is the most consumed fruit in the world? (Hint - a lot of people don't consider this a fruit)
Tomatoes. 170 million tons are grown annually worldwide.
Tofu belongs in which food group
Meat/Beans
Helps build and repair muscle tissue
Protein
Your optimal weight is determined by three factors. What are two factors?
**Bonus 200 pts if you can name all three**
Gender, Height, and bone frame
Yes. Sodium is salt.
What food is the hottest food on earth.
**Bonus 400 points if you can be specific**
Peppers
**Bonus - "Dragon's Breath Chili Pepper" or "Carolina Reaper"
The US Government created a visual guideline to show you what and how much of the food groups you should eat from each day. What is it called?
"My Plate" or "Food Pyramid"
Keeps your bones and teeth strong
Minerals
The average person needs to consume about how many calories a day.
2000-3000 calories
How many calories are in one gram of protein?
4 calories
What country invented ice cream?
China