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Fit Facts
The Rainbow
Essential Nutrients
What's For Dinner?
Functions of Food
100
What is one nutrient found in fruit?
Vitamins, Minerals
100
Name 3 fruits or vegetables that are red.
Apple Pomegranate Watermelon Strawberry Tomato
100
Name 4 different vitamins.
Vitamin A Vitamin B Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin K
100
Name 2 foods that contain calcium.
Milk Cheese Yogurt Dark green leafy vegetables (broccoli, spinach) Almonds
100
Why do we need carbohydrates?
Give us energy.
200
How many glasses of water should we drink every day?
At least 8 glasses
200
Name 3 fruits or vegetables that are blue/purple.
Blueberries Eggplant Grapes Plum
200
Name 4 different minerals.
Potassium Sodium Iron Magnesium Calcium Iodine
200
Name 3 foods that contain protein.
Turkey Fish Chicken Beef Beans Eggs Yogurt
200
Why do we need fat?
-Helps brain function -Back up energy source -Grow/development and cell functions -Helps maintain healthy skin
300
What are 2 health risks of being over weight?
Diabetes Heart Attack Stroke High Blood Pressure Death
300
Name 4 different green vegetables.
Spinach Lettuce Kale Broccoli Asparagus
300
Name 1 vitamin found in oranges.
Vitamin A Vitamin C
300
Name 3 foods that contain carbohydrates.
Chips Potatoes Bread Pasta Bagel Sugar Fruit
300
Why is protein important?
-Make up our hair, nails and skin -Makes up the inside of our bones -Carries oxygen through the blood
400
What are 4 components found on a food label?
Calories Fat Ingredients Vitamins/Minerals Percent Daily Value Grams/Amount
400
Name 2 different kinds of squash.
Acorn Butternut Spaghetti Pumpkin
400
Name 1 mineral that is found in cow's milk.
Calcium Sodium
400
What is one healthy source of fat?
Nuts Certain oils Avocado Lean meats
400
What does the extra sugar in our body turn into if we don't burn it off?
Stored as fat
500
Name all 6 essential nutrients.
Fat Carbohydrates Protein Vitamins Minerals Water
500
Why is it important to eat fruits and vegetables with a variety of colors?
They all contain different nutrients (vitamins and minerals) that we need.
500
Carbohydrates get broken down into what in our bodies?
Sugar
500
Name 3 foods that you could eat that aren't processed.
Fruit Veggies Chicken/Beef/Turkey/Fish Seeds Nuts
500
What does water do for our bodies?
-cushions our joints -Regulates body temp -Helps remove waste -Protects the brain, spinal cord