Nutrients
This nutrient is found in bread, fruit, and vegetables and gives energy to your body.
what are carbs
Foods such as whole grains, tubers, fruits, and vegetables.
What is a whole food?
The recommended amount of a food or drink that you should eat.
What is a serving size?
This nutrient, found in nuts, avocado, and dairy products, helps support cell growth
What is fat?
Any food that has been changed from its original form to something else.
What is a processed food?
You should fill half of your plate with these two food groups.
What are fruits and vegetables?
This nutrient is found in meat, and milk and helps grow strong muscles.
What is protein?
This type of fat lowers your good cholesterol and increases your bad cholesterol.
What is trans fat/saturated fat?
You should drink at least 64 ounces of this a day
What is water?
This nutrient group includes vitamins and minerals.
What are micronutrients?
What is the difference between 50 calories in Chips vs 50 calories in almonds
almonds are full calories, chips are not
This is information found on food packages that details a food’s nutrition content including the amount of fat, sugar, protein, and fiber it has.
What is a nutrition label?
What is the purpose of having fats in your body?
for a second energy source
How to tell the difference between saturated fat and unsaturated
unsaturated is liquid at room temp and saturated is solid
How much of what is too much?
ANYTHING