A government funded guide for developing a healthful eating plan
What is MyPlate
100
Losing, gaining and maintaining weight all has to do with how many of these are expelled (burned)
What is a calorie
100
Substances in foods that your body needs in order to grow, have energy and stay healthy
What are nutrients
100
Located on a food package, this give you important information about a food's nutritional value
What is a nutrition label
100
Fast foods generally have too much of these two nutrients
What are sugar and sodium
200
MyPlate suggests that half of your plate should consist of these two types of food
What is fruits and vegetables OR proteins and grains
200
This happens if more calories are consumed (eaten) than expelled (worked off)
What is weight gain
200
A complex carbohydrate that the body cannot break down or use for energy, but helps regulate our system by clearing it out
What is fiber
200
A reference amount for how much one person should be eating of a certain food
What is serving size
200
How many calories are in 1 pound
What is 3,500
300
MyPlate is divided up into 5 food groups. List them.
What are vegetables, fruits, grains, proteins, and dairy
300
True or false? Most teens should diet to lost weight
What is FALSE
300
List the 6 nutrients
What are carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water, vitamins and minerals
300
The way to tell which ingredient is most abundant in a certain food
What is the first ingredient listed
300
The amount of sodium recommended for the average adult
What is 1,500 mg
400
Processed soy and nuts & seeds are an example of this kind of food group
What is a protein
400
List at least 3 ways teens can help keep a healthy weight
What is: boost your level of physical activity, drink a lot of water, keep regular meals, only eat when you're hungry, eat healthier foods, get enough sleep, avoid fad diets etc.
400
These fats remain solid at room temperature
What are saturated fats
400
The % daily value is based off of a diet of this size
What is 2,000 calories
400
These kind of diets allow people to only eat a few kinds of foods and often lead to weight gain as soon as the diet is over
What is a Fad Diet
500
Explain the difference between a whole grain and a refined grain.
Whole grains contain the entire grain kernel ― the bran, germ, and endosperm. Refined grains have been milled, a process that removes the bran and germ. This is done to give grains a finer texture and improve their shelf life, but it also removes dietary fiber, iron, and many B vitamins
500
To help lose or maintain weight there are 10 foods suggested that all teenagers eat. List at least 5 of them.
What is: peanut butter, low-fat dairy, whole grains, leafy greens, avocado, Greek yogurt, mango, fish, beans, oatmeal
500
Vegetable oils are an example of this kind of fat
What are unsaturated fats
500
The agency that requires food companies to provide scientific evidence in order to print claims on food labels
What is the Food and Drug Administration
500
List at least 3 factors that influence your diet
What are geography, family, cultural background, convenience, cost, advertising, and personal taste