Portion Control
Key Vocabulary
Food Recommendations
Taking Charge of My Health
Wild Card
100

A part or share of a whole

What is a portion?

100

The goal of the dietary guidelines is to

What is prevent disease and promote health?

100

The Dietary Guidelines Recommend a health dietary pattern.....

What is over the entire lifespan?

100

Teens need at least _________minutes of physical activity per day.

What is 60?

100

Ice cream can be measured using

What is the front of your fist?

200

A __________ of berries is a portion.

What is a handful?

200

Today more than _________ of all adults have one or more diet related chronic diseases.

What is one half (1/2)?

200

According to the My Plate food recommendations, make half of your plate....

What is fruits and vegetables?

200

Teens need to get at least ________hours of sleep a night.

What is 8-10?

200

A serving of bread is 

What is one slice?

300

A portion of peanut butter can be measured by

What is the length of your thumb?

300

Chronic diet related diseases include: (3)

What is Diabetes, Heart Disease and Cancers?

300

14-18 year olds need 3 cups of this food group daily

What is dairy?

300

____________from food or drinks give you energy.

What is calories?

300

Half of the grains you consume in a day should be

_________ ___________.

What are whole grains?

400

A portion of meat or fish can be measured by

What is a deck of cards OR the palm of your hand?

400

Foods and beverages that provide vitamins, minerals and other health promoting components and have little added sugars, saturated fats, and sodium are considered to be.....

What is nutrient dense?

400

A 14-18 year old female needs 5 oz of this daily

What is Meats and Proteins?

400

About 20 percent of teens between 12-19 are considered __________.

What is obese?

400

A teen girl needs ______ cups of vegetables per day while a teen boy needs ________ cups.

What is 2 1/2 and what is 3?

500

A portion of cheese can be measured by

What is your pointer or index finger?

500

Missing out on key ___________, minerals, and nutrients at a time of rapid growth and development increases ____________ risks and ____________ delays.

What is Vitamins, Health, and Developmental?

500
A 14-18 year old male needs 8 oz of this daily

What is Grains?

500

Balancing the energy you take in with food and drinks with the energy you use is called________ __________.

What is energy balance?

500

Foods high in _______, _________ and _________ should be consumed occasionally.

What is fats, sugars and salts?