My Plate
Diet and Disease
Vitamins and Minerals
Miscellaneous
Food Facts
100

How many servings of dairy are recommended a day?

3

100

If you cannot digest this sugar found in dairy, you have this intolerance

Lactose

100

What vitamin helps us see at night?

Vitamin A


Bonus question: In what foods is this found?

100

What fruit is most commonly mistaken for a vegetable?

Tomato

100

What breakfast cereal was Sonny the Cuckoo Bird "cuckoo for"?

Cocoa Puffs

200

The average serving size of a piece of fresh fruit is the same as this sports-related object.

Baseball

200

Cancer risk can be increased by inadequate intake of these food groups.

Fruits and vegetables

200

We can get this vitamin from the sun.

Vitamin D


Bonus question: What are food sources of Vitamin D?

200

How many varieties of apples are there? (Guess within 1,000)

7,500


Fun fact: if you tried a new kind every day, it would take you 20 years to try them all

200

This is the 3rd most popular pizza topping in America.

Sausage

300

Name three sources of protein that do not contain meat.

Eggs, dairy, beans, nuts, seeds, soy (tofu)

300

Weight bearing exercise is very important in building and maintaining strength of muscles and this other body part.

Bones

300

This Vitamin helps blood to clot.

Vitamin K


Bonus question: What foods is this found in?

300

Pumpkin is a part of what food group?

Fruit

300

What is the hottest pepper in the world?

the Carolina Reaper

400

This group is low in fat, and is a great source of fiber, vitamins and minerals. Not only can you eat this group, but you can drink it as well.

Fruits

400

Osteoporosis is a disease of weakened bones caused by inadequate amounts of this mineral

Calcium

400

There are 2 different types of this mineral. One found in animal sources and one found in plant sources.

Iron

Bonus: Name an animal and plant source of Iron.

400

How many servings of grains is recommended per day?

~6 servings. It is recommended that half your grains be whole grains

400

Black-eyed peas are not peas. What are they?

Beans

500

Without this nutrient your body would be unable to absorb Vitamins A,D,E, and K

Fat

500

Rickets is a childhood disease characterized by weak, bending bones and is related to insufficient intake of this vitamin.

Vitamin D

500

Doing this helps to incorporate the many different micronutrients into your diet.

Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables


Bonus: name a fruit or vegetables for each color of the rainbow (ROYGBP)

500

Drinking water is often fortified with which mineral?

Fluoride. This helps prevent tooth decay and promotes oral health.

500

What animals milk is used to make authentic Italian mozzarella cheese?

The water buffalo