Nutrients
Food Transformation
Serving Sizes
Food Facts
Food + Environment
100

This nutrient is found in bread, fruit, and vegetables that gives your body energy.

Carbohydrates 


100

This term includes foods such as whole grains, tubers, legumes, fruits and vegetables

whole food

100

This is the recommended amount of food or drink that you should eat.

serving size

100

There are many varieties of this fruit including gala, granny smith, and honeycrisp. 

apples

100

This is food that is grown by farmers that live near you. Buying this food helps reduce food travel and boosts community profits.

Local foods

200

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

Fat

200

This is a substance that is added to food to change its flavor, appearance, and/or preserve it.

additive 

200

Per the United States Dietary Guidelines (My Plate), you should fill half of your plate with these two food groups.

Fruits and vegetables 

200

This food group provides your body with Vitamin D, calcium, and protein.

dairy 

200

Food that is grown without the use of synthetic pesticides and herbicides to promote biodiversity.

organic

300

This macronutrient is found in meat, beans, milk and helps to grow strong muscles.

protein

300

This additive sweetener is made corn starch and is quiet common.

High fructose corn syrup

300

This is the recommended number of bread slices you should eat per serving.

one 

300

This type of bread is one of the healthiest kinds to eat.

whole wheat 

300

This is a way to dispose of food waste in an environmentally responsible manner

Composting

400

This nutrient group includes vitamins and minerals.

micronutriens

400

Any food that has been changed from its original form to something else

Processes food

400
Drinking at least 64 ounces will keep your body functioning optimally 

water

400

This vegetable can be served fried, mashed, cubed, or in a salad contains a lot of vitamin  c

potatoes 

400

Farming that produces food and crops on a large scale for sale around the world.

Industrial farming 

500

When you eat a meal, it is best include all three of these?

protein, carbohydrates, fats - (macronutrients)

500

This type of fat lowers your good cholesterol, increases your bad cholesterol and was banned by the FDA in 2020.

Trans fat

500

This helps consumers decide on how much to eat and provides information on nutritional content.

Nutrition label or nutritional facts panel 

500

The average American consumes 66 pounds of this per year

Sugar

500

This term refers to the idea that human activity should be guided by the principle that the welfare of the environment and future generations should always be considered

sustainability