FOOD GROUP
This food group should cover more than 1/4 your plate.
What are Grains?
Name two (of the six) types of nutrients.
What are ____________ and ____________?
(carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, or water)
Name a vitamin that, if not eaten in adequate amounts, can cause a deficiency disease.
What is _____________?
(A, D, C, Thiamine, Niacin)
We should try to make sure that at least half the grains we eat are this type.
What are Whole Grains?
Name your favorite vegetable.
What is _________________?
(any vegetable)
My Plate shows this food group in a glass.
What is Dairy?
This nutrient provides the building blocks the body needs to build and maintain muscles, bones and skin.
What is Protein?
Name a mineral, that if not consumed in adequate amounts, can cause a deficiency disease.
What is _______________?
(iron, calcium, sodium, iodine)
Eating foods orange in color ensures you will get this vitamin.
What is Vitamin A?
Describe how you would use MY Plate to ensure you are eating a balanced meal.
What is "The food on the plate would be divided 1/4 fruit, 1/4 vegetables, a little more than 1/4 grains, and a little less than 1/4 protein. There would also be a serving of Dairy or other source of calcium."
You should try to eat a variety of colors in these two food groups.
What are vegetables and fruits?
Name the three types of nutrients that provide calories.
What are Carbohydrates, Protein and Fat?
You need this nutrient to maintain a healthy functioning thyroid gland.
What is Iodine?
This is how you can tell if a fat is saturated.
What is "solid at room temperature."
This is the least healthy carbohydrate.
What is Sugar?
Or What is a Simple Carbohydrate?
This food group is known for providing calcium.
What is the Dairy food group?
We should get most of our calories (energy) from this nutrient.
What are carbohydrates?
A lack of this mineral can cause brittle, porous bones.
What is Calcium?
Fat from this food source is saturated.
What are Animal Products?
This is what we call fat that is not solid.
What are Oils?
Which two food groups have the most saturated fat?
What are the Dairy and Protein food groups?
What mineral is stored in our bones?
What is Calcium?
Our body can make this nutrient if we get plenty of sun.
What is Vitamin D?
This type of fat is usually man-made and has now been banned from processed foods.
What are trans fats?
This is what we call tablets, powders, injections or nonfood sources of nutrients.
What are supplements?