Summer Fruits and Veggies
These small, deep-blue summer favorites contain high amounts of antioxidants and are native to North America.
What are blueberries?
This is one way to visualize what a cup of pasta would look like.
What is a fist?
What are the three food groups that should be present at most meals?
What are protein, carbohydrate, and fat?
Known as "red gold," this spice made from crocus threads is the world's most expensive.
What is saffron?
Even mild dehydration can shrink this organ, which is made up of about 75% water, thereby slowing your thinking.
What is the brain?
Botanically speaking, this red, vine-growing summer favorite is a fruit, though culinarily it is treated as a vegetable in salads and sauces.
What is a tomato?
This item, often used to play games, can be used to eye ball a serving of fish or meat
What is a deck of cards (3oz)?
What are the functions of carbohydrates as a part of a meal?
What are: energy, satiety, digestive support, and satisfaction?
This Italian comfort food is traditionally made with flat or wide pasta, layered with ground meat, tomato sauce, and melted cheese.
What is lasagna?
Signs of dehydration include constipation, fatigue, dry mouth, and urine that resembles the color of this fruit juice.
What is apple juice?
Botanically a fruit, this red summer staple was legally declared a vegetable by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1893.
What is a tomato?
This part of your hand can be used to estimate a serving of butter or oils
What is the top segment of your thumb?
True or false: you should drink a lot of fluid during your meal to support digestion.
False: drinking too much fluid during the meal can dilute your digestive enzymes and make digestion less effective.
A hot, sweetened Indian beverage of black tea brewed with milk and aromatic spices like cardamom and ginger.
What is chai?
True or False: Everyone needs exactly 8 glasses of water a day to stay properly hydrated.
What is False (fluid needs vary based on size, activity level, and environment)!
BONUS (1.5x the points)
What are two social eating experiences you would like to be able to be a part of in the future?
This sports ball can be used to help visualize a portion of cooked vegetables.
What is a tennis ball?
You should avoid going longer than this many hours without eating, because by this time food has moved through your digestive system, and the energy it has provided has been used up.
What is 4 hours.
BONUS (double points)
What is something from the last week that frustrated you?
What is pale yellow or clear?
Popular roasted or stuffed, these vibrant, bell-shaped nightshades are packed with Vitamin C and are in season all summer long.
What is bell pepper?
BONUS (double points)
What is one food experience from last week that you felt good about?
Grounding exercises like these can help your body feel more calm, which supports increased appetite and better digestion.
What are breathing exercises, humming, noticing 5 senses, short burst of intense activity.
If you walked into a McDonalds in Norway, you’d find a McLacks on the menu. What’s a McLacks? (Hint: “Lacks” is pronounced like “lox.”)
What is a salmon burger?
Making up roughly 60% of the adult human body, this vital compound is responsible for regulating temperature, lubricating joints, and flushing waste.
What is water?