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My Plate
Nutrition Labels
Foreign Foods
Vocabulary
Grab Bag
100
Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy
What are the five food groups?
100
the bad fat
What is trans fat?
100
stir fry, lasagna, burritos, curry
What are examples of healthy foods from other countries?
100
provides the body with energy, if not used is stored as fat
What is a calorie?
100
Keeps you at a healthy weight, prevents certain diseases, gives you energy, provides the body with essential nutrients.
Why is eating healthy important?
200
Is a good source of calcium
What is dairy?
200
Vitamin A
Which vitamin is good for your eyes?
200
a traditional meal served in the fall in the United States
What is Thanksgiving?
200
gives the body sustained energy found in foods such as cereals, potatoes, breads, peas and pasta
What are carbohydrates?
200
This gives information about the amounts of nutrients in a food so that you can make good food choices.
What is the purpose of nutrition labels?
300
These three food groups provide fiber for the body
What are grains, fruits, and vegetables?
300
helps your immune systems and speeds wound recovery
What is vitamin C?
300
a text-based resource used to locate countries and continents
What is an atlas?
300
Helps repair and build muscles
What is protein?
300
At least half of my plate should be grains and protein, the other half should be vegetables and fruit. I never forget to add dairy!
How can fractions help you draw a balanced plate?
400
adding the number of calories as many times as there are servings per container
What is the method for finding total number of calories in a container?
400
example: rice grows well in Asia, thus, many of their meals include rice or particular animals and/or plants are found there
Why are certain countries known for eating certain types of food?
400
This nutrient stores energy, helps us absorb vitamins, and helps to keep our bodies warm.
What is fat?
400
sugary foods and drinks having 15 or more grams of sugar
What is a "Whoa!" food?
500
Quinoa
What grain is also a protein?
500
the % of nutrients provided in one serving of food
What is % Daily Value?
500
family survey and partner interviews
How did we learn about our family food history and those of others?
500
Another word for salt.
What is sodium?
500
What is one thing that you didn't know before about nutrition that you learned during this unit?
Answers vary, but have to have a reason, fact, or detail