Food Groups 1
What food group helps build strong teeth and bones?
Dairy
What food group contains things like carrots and broccoli.
Vegetables
How many food groups are represented in the "my plate" diagram.
Five
What is another word for sodium?
Salt
When a food is fried it always becomes higher in...?
Fat
What food group that contains things like apples and oranges?
Fruits
What food group contains things like bread and pasta.
Grains
What food group is in the circle off to the side.
Dairy
Fast food restaurants are usually high in...? Why?
Fat, because most foods are oily or fried
Things like chips, fries and popcorn are high in?
Salt (Sodium)
What food group contains things like meat and nuts?
Protein
What food group or groups give you vitamins.
Fruits and Vegetables
What are the food groups that have the smaller sections of the food plate?
Protein and Fruit
What type of calories are in soda?
Empty Calories
If we eat a meal high in sugar, what happens to our energy level?
It rises, then crashes. It does not last until the next meal.
What food group gives energy?
Grains
What food group helps build muscles.
Protein
What are the food groups that have the larger sections of the food plate?
Vegetables and Grains
What is oil commonly used for?
Frying food
If you eat too much sugar, what can this weaken?
Your Immune System
What is a food from the protein group that is not any type of meat.
Peanut butter, nuts, eggs, tofu.
What do we get from the grain group that gives us energy?
Carbohydrates
What is the reason protein and fruit have smaller sections of the food plate?
They contain Fat and Sugar
Eating too much sodium can lead to?
High Blood Pressure
What is the word that means drying out like what salt does to our body?
Dehydrate