Food Facts
What important mineral is found in all foods in the Dairy Group?
What is Calcium?
One slice of this food is considered a serving in the grain group.
What is bread
Food begins to break down in this part of the digestive system
______ is found in fruit and helps maintain bowel movements.
What is Fiber?
This vitamin also known as the "sunshine vitamin" is also found in egg yolks, fatty fish, and fortified milk.
What is Vitamin D?
Fat-Free milk is usually called this on the carton.
What is skim milk?
1 cup of this food that often comes in 2%, 1%, or skim varieties is a serving.
What is milk?
What information can be found on the nutrition label? (Give 2 answers)
Serving size
Total Servings
% Daily Value
Potassium is a nutrient that many Americans don’t get enough of. What is a good fruit source of this mineral known to help regulate blood pressure?
Bananas!
Drying grapes for several days will give you this food
What are raisins?
Yes!
About 1 cup of cereal counts as one serving of this food group
What is the Grains group?
What is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach?
This food, commonly categorized as a vegetable, is actually a fruit in plant biology
What is a tomato?
Eating food that contains harmful bacteria, toxins, parasites, viruses, or chemical contaminants can cause this...
What is a food-borne illness?
What food group are beans and peas counted in?
What are protein & vegetables?
How many servings of fruit are recommended daily?
What are 2-4 servings?
What does the liver make that helps break down food?
Bile
This fruit is a good source of Vitamin C
Oranges
When looking at the 'Nutrition Label', it is important eat foods limited in this nutrient...
What is fat, cholesterol, or sodium?
Spinach is a good source of this mineral..
What is iron?
How many servings of vegetables are recommended daily?
What are 3-5 servings?
How does food travel through the digestive system?
This vitamin gives carrots and sweet potatoes their orange color
What is Vitamin A?
Which federal agency requires the Nutrition Facts label on most packaged foods and beverages?
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?