Food Facts
Although often considered a vegetable, this food is actually a fruit.
What is a tomato?
One slice of this food is considered a serving in the grain group.
What is bread?
This fruit with a yellow peel is high in potassium.
What is a banana?
Kids need at least this many servings from the milk group each day.
What is 3?
What is true?
Drying grapes for several days will give you this fruit.
What are raisins?
What is milk?
There are many varieties of this white vegetable including shiitake and portobello.
What are mushrooms?
Milk contains this mineral that helps build strong bones and teeth.
What is calcium?
1/4 cup is equivalent to half a baseball.
What is false? (1/4 cup = golf ball size)
This vegetable, often served mashed, has lots of vitamin C.
What is a potato?
A portion the size of a deck of cards is a serving in this food group.
What is meat?
This purple vegetable, often used to make a popular Italian dish is important for healthy aging.
What is an eggplant?
Fat-free milk is usually called this on the carton.
What is skim?
The calorie intake requirements for teenage girls, active women, and most men is 1500.
What is false? (2200)
This food in the milk group contains live cultures and can be bought whipped, mixed with fruit, or frozen.
What is yogurt?
3/4 cup of this is considered a serving in the fruit or vegetable groups.
What is juice?
This is another name for dried plums.
What are prunes?
This vitamin found in milk helps maintain skin and vision, and also helps regulate the immune system.
The ingredient list is structured from in reverse order of the ingredients predominance in the food.
What is false? (The list is structured so the most predominant ingredients are listed first)
This vegetable contains more water than a watermelon.
What is iceberg lettuce?
12oz of this popular beverage in the "others" category is a common serving size.
What is soda?
This green vegetable often eaten steamed or raw on salads contains high amounts of vitamin C.
What is broccoli?
You should avoid drinking this type of milk or any products made from it as it may be unsafe to drink.
What is unpasteurized?
The percentage daily value is general guide to help you link nutrients in a serving of food to their contribution to your daily diet.
What is true? (The PDV is based on a 2000 calorie diet)