Food Myths
Myth or fact: Eating healthy means never eating treats.
Myth - It's all about balance!
Each meal should have a balance of each...
Food group (grain, meat, fruit and veggie, dairy)
What liquid is necessary to drink to stay healthy?
Water
When someone pressures you to take a drug, you can say this one word.
No!
Alcohol makes your reaction times...
Slower
Cereals (like Cap'n Crunch) are often high in...
Sugar
Saturated or unsaturated fat is the "unhealthy" fat?
Saturated fat
Calcium helps strengthen what part of your body?
Bones
What organ does smoking effect?
Lungs
In the U.S, you must be this age to buy alcohol.
21
Myth or fact: All fats are bad.
Myth - there are healthy fats!
Eating meals high in which nutrient will make you feel full for longer?
Protein
This type of nutrient gives the body energy and is in foods like bread.
Carbohydrates/carbs
What drug is in cigarettes/tobacco?
Nicotine
What organ processes alcohol?
Liver
Myth or fact: Frozen fruits and veggies are less healthy than fresh ones.
Myth
This gives the nutritional information of a food on its packaging/box.
Nutrition label
Citrus fruits like oranges are high in which vitamin?
Vitamin C
Doctors give this order to legally get a medicine.
Prescription
What is the serving size for wine?
One glass - 5 oz.
Some people think drinking juice is the same as eating whole fruit, but whole fruit has more...
Fiber
Eating regular and nutritious meals throughout the day keeps what steady? (Hint: level of something in the blood)
Blood sugar levels
The 3 main types of nutrients are carbs, protein, and...
Fat
Needing a drug to make your body feel normal and being dependent on it is...
Drug addiction
What is the legal blood alcohol limit for driving?
0.08% BAC (blood alcohol concentration)