Nutrients
Food Transformation
Serving Sizes
Food Facts
Food and The Environment
100

This nutrient is found in bread, fruit, and vegetables and gives energy to your body.



Carbohydrates

100

Foods such as whole grains, tubers, legumes, fruits, and vegetables.


Whole Foods

100

The recommended amount of food or drink that you should eat.


Serving Size

100

There are many varieties of this fruit including gala, granny smith, and Honeycrisp


An Apple

100

This is food that is grown by farmers that live near you. If you buy this food it helps reduce the food miles your food has to travel to get to you, which reduces pollutants like CO2


Local Food

200

This nutrient, found in nuts, avocado, and dairy products, helps support cell growth


Fats

200

This substance is added to food to change flavor, appearance, and/or to preserve it


Additives

200

You should fill half of your plate with these two food groups.


Fruits and Vegatables 

200

This food group provides your body with calcium, vitamin D, and protein


Dairy 

200

Food that is grown without the use of synthetic pesticides and herbicides and promotes biodiversity


Organic Food 

300

This nutrient is found in meat, legumes, and milk and helps grow strong muscles


Protein


300

This is an additive sweetener that is made from corn starch.


High Fructose Corn Syrup



300

This is the recommended number of bread slices you should eat per serving


Two slices of bread



300

This type of food, typically used to make sandwiches, has lots of iron.


Whole Wheat Bread

300

This is a way to dispose of food waste in an environmentally responsible manner.


Composting

400

This nutrient group includes vitamins and minerals.


Micronutrients


400

Any food that has been changed from its original form to something else.


Processed Food

400

You should drink at least 64 ounces of this a day.


Water

400

This vegetable usually served mashed or fried, has lots of vitamin C


A potato

400

Farming that uses synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and usually grows one crop on a large-scale.


Industrial Farming 

500

These are chemicals produced by plants that protect them from germs and insects and ALSO provide benefits to humans who eat plant foods.


Phytonutrients


500

This type of fat lowers your good cholesterol and increases your bad cholesterol.


Trans-fat

500

This is information found on food packages that details a food’s nutrition content including the amount of fat, sugar, protein, and fiber it has.


Nutrition Label 

500

The average American consumes 66 pounds of this per year.


Sugar

500

This term refers to the idea that human activity should be guided by the principle that the welfare of the environment and future generations should always be considered.


Sustainablity