Food Groups
How Much or How Many
Otherwise know as
Vitamins & Minerals
Foods
100
This food group has bread, rice and pasta products.
What is Grain Group?
100
Kids need at least this many servings from the milk group each day. -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4
What is 3?
100
Fat-Free milk is usually called this on the carton.
What is Skim Milk?
100
Popeye got a lot of IRON from this green leafy vegetable.
What is Spinach?
100
This fruit, high in potassium, is the most popular fruit in the U.S.
What is a Banana?
200
Yogurt and Ice Cream are part of this food group.
What is Milk or Dairy Group?
200
INSTANT 200 POINTS !!
INSTANT 200 POINTS !!
200
This is another name for dried plums.
What are Prunes?
200
This is the best way to get the vitamins and minerals your body needs.
What is eating good foods?
200
Drying grapes for several days will give you this fruit.
What is a Raisin?
300
Fish and Peanuts are part of this food group.
What is the Meat or Protein group?
300
Water is one of the basic nutrients your body needs. This percentage is how much of your body is made up of water... -- 20% -- 40% -- 60% -- 80%
What is 60%? ( 58% )
300
Although often known to be a vegatable, this food is actually a fruit.
What is a Tomato?
300
We need this for good strong bones.
What is Calcium?
300
There are many varieties of this white vegetable including shitake and portobello.
What are Mushrooms?
400
Bean Spouts and Turnips are part of this group.
What is the Vegetable Group?
400
The average person needs about this many calories each day to be healthy... -- 500 -- 1000 -- 1500 -- 2000
What is 2000 Calories?
400
This is commonly referred to as the "other white meat".
What is Pork?
400
This vitamin is thought to help prevent colds.
What is Vitamin C?
400
This purple vegetable, often used to make a popular Italian dish, is important for healthy aging
What is Eggplant?
500
Butter belongs to this food group
What is the Oils or Other Group?
500
This percentage of your days calories should come from the whole grains group... -- 10% -- 25% -- 50% -- 70%
What is 50%?
500
When you squeeze the watery substance from fruits or vegetables, you get this.
What is Juice?
500
Adding this mineral to water is believed to provide protection for children’s teeth
What is Flouride?
500
This food in the milk group contains live cultures and can be brought whipped, mixed with fruit, or frozen.
What is Yogurt?