Food Groups (Review )
Terms to Know
Nutrients & Illness
Food Influences
Essential Nutrients
100

Meat and tofu belong to which food group?

Protein

100

If a bread contains 2 or more different grains, it's called _____grain.

Multigrain 

100

Eating plenty of essential nutrients and limiting nutrients like added sugar can help prevent disease of this very important organ!

heart

100

What is one barrier that people may face that may prevent them from healthy eating?

Cost, access, location, etc...

100

This essential nutrient is needed for muscle repair and growth. 

Protein 

200

Which food group is listed on some resources, like My Plate, but not on others, like the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate. 

Dairy

200

Organic means...

Food that has followed certain farming guidelines, such as not using synthetic fertilizers, using growth hormones in animals, and not using most synthetic pesticides 

This claim must be certified by the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

There are 3 levels of organic food claims

  1. 100% organic = made from only organic ingredients

  2. Organic = 95% of ingredients are organic 

  3. Made with organic ingredients = at least 70% of ingredients are organic

200

_____ deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency (meaning people are not getting enough of this mineral).

Iron

200

_______, or the beliefs and behaviors that are traditionally practiced by a group of people, can influence someone's diet.

Culture 

200

Sugar belongs to which Essential Nutrient?

Carboyhdrates

300

True or False: You should only eat raw vegetables because if you cook vegetables, all of the vitamins are “cooked away."

False! Water-soluble vitamins, such as B and C, are the most sensitive to cooking methods. These vitamins have a tendency to leach out of veggies when boiled — and can be degraded by heat. Yet fat-soluble vitamins, such as A, D, E and K, fare better during the cooking process. 

300

"Light" on a label means...

It’s lower in calories, fat, or sodium by at least 50% of the original version of the food.

300

Scurvy is a disease that was common among sailors who lacked this vitamin. 

Vitamin C

300

What are 3 things that may influence how, what, when you eat?

...

300

Which essential nutrient is missing:

Protein, Fat, Carbohydrates, Vitamin, Minerals, & ____

Water

400

Both My Plate and Harvard Healthy Eating plate suggest eating that you make most of your plate what two food groups?

Fruits and Vegetables

400

What does "natural" mean on a food label?

These foods do not contain synthetic ingredients or added color and must be minimally processed

The USDA does not have an official definition for this term, so food companies must explain what they mean by “natural” on their labels

400

This vitamin helps your body process calcium and other nutrients. You can get this vitamin from the sun and from food!

Vitamin D

400

An area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food. (think of a camel!)

Food Desert

400

The three main types of fats are...

Saturated, Unsaturated, trans 

500

On the Harvard Healthy Eating plate, which type of grains are suggested?

Whole Grains

500

Whole grain means that the __ and __ haven't been removed from the grain. 

bran and germ

500

If someone is not eating enough of these three essential nutrients, they might lack energy.

carbohydrates, fats, proteins

500

A diet plan that promotes results such as fast weight loss without much scientific information to prove this claim or evidence that this is a healthy eating path. These diets often become popular very quickly, and then fade into the background. 

Fad diet

500

What is the main difference between vitamins and minerals?

Vitamins: Made by plants or animals

Minerals: Come from soil or water and are absorbed by plants or eaten by animals