FOOD GROUPS
Great way to quench your thirst without unnecessary calories.
What is water?
There are plenty of beverage options out there. Unfortunately, many have a lot of sugar and calories. Some beverages are high in salt or fat. Make water your drink of choice.
This is known as the sunshine vitamin.
What is Vitamin D?
Adequate calcium intake helps to prevent this disease of weakened bones.
What is osteoporosis?
This vitamin is associated with vision.
What is Vitamin A?
Calcium plus vitamin D are the main nutrients in this ex-food group.
What is the Milk/Dairy Products group?
Spinach and liver provide a good source of this mineral.
What is Iron?
Cancer risk can be increased by insufficient intake of foods from this food group.
What is the Vegetable and Fruit group?
This type of fat is produced by a process called hydrogenation and is associated with increased risk of heart disease.
What is trans fat?
We need the most servings from this food group.
What is the Vegetables and Fruit group?
Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin C are examples of this.
What are antioxidants?
The most common cause of death in North America.
What is Heart Disease?
Most of this flavouring agent in our diet comes from processed foods.
What is salt?
Fish, meat, baked beans, and peanut butter providing protein are from this food group.
What is the protein group?
This B vitamin is found only in animal sources.
What is B12?
This disease results from the body's improper use or creation of insulin. Can be managed through diet and exercise at early stages.
What is Diabetes?
This is the only food group that is not a source of carbohydrates.
What is the protein group?
This food group has bread, rice and pasta products and provides you with energy.
What is the Grain Products group?
This is a component of bone, along with phosphorous and magnesium.
What is Calcium?
This is a component of the diet which you do not digest, but can help your GI system work better.
What is fiber?
Nuts, seeds, avocadoes, plant oils(e.g., canola, olive or corn oil) and fatty fish (e.g., salmon, trout, mackerel and sardines) contain healthy ___
What are healthy fats