Food Facts
Although often considered a vegetable, this food is actually a fruit.
What is a tomato?
Name The 5 food Groups
What is vegetables, fruits, grains, protein, and dairy
What two MyPlate food groups could beans belong in?
What is Vegetables & Protein
Milk contains this mineral that helps build strong bones and teeth.
What is Calcium?
When would be a good time to drink a sports drink?
When you are doing vigorous-intensity physical activity for more than 60 minutes.
The carbohydrates in sports drinks refuel athletes who have been exercising for extended periods of
time.
For shorter workouts, or just during the day, CHOOSE WATER!
What are the two types of carbs?
What is simple and complex carbohydrates
What is Nutrition?
What is providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
What is the recommended amount of physical activity per day for students? (give answer in minutes)
What is 60 minutes.
What is Nutrient Deficiency
What is when the body doesn't have enough nutrients to properly function
What is the biggest dietary concern for a vegetarian / vegan?
What is protein
Name the three nutrients that supply us with calories.
•Carbohydrates
•Protein
•Fat
What are calories
What is how we measure how much energy a food has.
List the six essential Nutrients
lCarbohydrates
Fats
Protein
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
If carbohydrates are not used for energy, what happens to them?
What is
Carbohydrates are the first calories burned for energy. If they are not used, they are stored in your body as fat.
This is the appropriate calorie requirements for teenagers.
What is 2000?
This beverage provides no calories and is the best way to stay hydrated.
What is Water
What are empty calories?
What are calories that have little or no nutritional value.
Snack foods and commercially prepared foods often contain a lot of this mineral and are best eaten sparingly.
What is Sodium. Salt helps prevent spoiling and brings out the flavors in foods.
Why is fiber so important in keeping us healthy?
•Fiber keeps your intestines healthy
•Prevents constipation
•May help prevent colon cancer and heart disease
An diet high in empty calories can increase your risk of developing which chronic diseases?
Name two
What is Diabetes, Heart Disease, & Obesity.
What kind of juice counts as a fruit on MyPlate?
What is 100% Fruit/Vegetable Juice
Which type of fat is a healthy fat?
1.Trans Fat
2.Saturated Fat
3.Unsaturated Fat
Pork fat
Unsaturated fats are healthy fats. They are usually liquid at room temperature.
Examples:
-Nuts
-Fish
-Olive and Vegetable Oils
-Avocado
How many teaspoons of sugar are in a medium (20 ounce) soda?
What is 16 teaspoons
List the two types of cholesterol and what they which ones are good and bad.
HDL is the GOOD cholesterol, our body produces it.
LDL is the BAD cholesterol, comes from fatty foods.
What is the difference between the sugar found in sodas and the sugar found in 100% fruit juice or milk?
Soda contains added sugar, while 100% fruit juice and milk contain natural sugar, in the form of fructose and lactose.