Eating habits during adolescence can have a lifelong impact on bone health. What mineral and what vitamin are especially important to bone strength?
Calcium and Vitamin C
100
Name two reasons why eating breakfast is important.
Gives you energy
Keeps you focused
100
What dietary habits help to keep your skin healthy?
Balanced nuitrition
Lots of vitamin A
100
Foods are grouped according to the nutrition they provide. Name the four food groups.
Grains
Fruit and Vegetables
Dairy
Meat and Alternatives
200
A lack of this mineral can cause tiredness, an inability to concentate, and anemia. What is it and name an excellent food source.
Iron
Eggs
200
Describe two healthy breakfast that provide at least three food groups
Grain cereal (with milk) and a banana
Bacon, toast and a glass of orange juice
200
Athletes need food to fuel their muscles and brain. Name three healthy foods that provide plenty of energy.
Chocolate milk
Apple or banana slices with peanut butter
Carrot and celery sticks with dressing
200
Canada's Food Guide tells us to have vegetables that are these two colours everyday. Name the colours and tell why these vegetables are encouraged
Green- Low in calories. Good source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
Orange- Vitamin A and eye site
300
Vegetables and fruit contain many needed nutrients. Name at least three nutrients they provide.
Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus
300
Name two different healthy lunches that you could buy at a fast food outlet that contain all four food groups
Burger (meat and grain) with lettuce, tomato (vegetables) and cheese (dairy)
Fries (vegetables) Hotdog (meat and grain) Milk (dairy)
300
Many TV commericals and magazine ads can affect the way we feel about food. Choose an ad and explain how it affects our food choices.
When a fast food place ad is advertising a low price people will buy that food because it is cheaper.
300
Some foods do not fit into a food group category because they are low in nutrients and/or high in fat or sugar, therefore often called "empty calories". Name eight foods that do not fit into a food group category.
This vitamin is needed in peroids of rapid growth and cell division. It is important to all girls and women of child-bearing age because it reduces the risk of certain birth defects (neural tube defects). It is important to keep your heart healthy. What is the vitamin and what are the best food sources?
Vitamin D
Salmon
400
Grocery stores use various techniques to get consumers to buy products that they had no intention of purchasing. Describe at least three of these techniques.
Sales
Samples
Display
400
Name two examples of a nutrition claim that you might see on a label?
Fats
Carbohydrates
400
Name two key nutrients that Meat and Alternatives provide then name at least five meat alternatives.
Protein and Iron
Tofu, Peanut Butter, Eggs, Nuts, and Kidney Beans