Nutrition
Foods
Dietary Guidelines
Food Facts
Nutrition Label
100
Your body's main source of energy.
What is carbohydrates
100
Make this group lean.
What is meat?
100

We use this instead of the food pyramid.

What is MyPlate?

100
What breakfast cereal was Sonny the Cuckoo Bird "cuckoo for"?
What is Cocoa Puffs.
100

What is a calorie?

What is a unit of energy?

200

These give your body the most energy compared to the other kinds of nutrients. Your body stores this when you do not use the food energy you take in.

What is Fats

200

With this group, the darker the green, the more nutritious it is.

What is the vegetable group.

200

What is the recommended daily number of servings of dairy?

What is 3 servings?

200

Black-eyed peas are not peas. What are they?

What are beans?

200
This rule helps you determine low and high nutrients on the food label?
What is 5/20 rule?
300

These help repair and build your cells.

What are proteins.

300

This group is a great source of fiber, vitamins and minerals. Not only can you eat this group, but you can drink it as well.

What is the fruit group.

300

How much fruit is needed daily for those ages 14-18?

What is 1.5-2 cups.

300
What animals milk is used to make authentic Italian mozzarella cheese?
What is the water buffalo?
300
Limiting these nutrients to less than 5%?
What is fats, cholestrol, and sodium?
400

This nutrient makes up more than half of your body and you cannot go more than ~3 days without it

What is water.

400

This food group is important for your growth, and the "low fat" or "fat free" types of this group are the recommended choice.

What is the dairy group?

400
How many ounces of lean meat or beans do 14-18 year old girls and boys?
What is 5-6.5 ounces? Girls 5 oz Boys 6.5 oz
400

What is the only essential vitamin not found in the potato?

What is vitamin A?

400

Nutrients you want to be over 20% DV? (name 3)

What is Dietary fiber, vitamin a, viatmin c, calcium and iron

500
These two nutrients help your body grow, work, and do certain things, but too many can be harmful for your body.
What are vitamins and minerals
500

They contain carbohydrates. You should eat these whole instead of refined.

What is the grain group?

500

How many grams of fiber should those ages 14-18 get per day?

What is 25-31 grams/day. 

500
What is the literal meaning of the Italian word linguine?
What is little tongues?
500

What is the technical term for a calorie? 

What is Kilocalorie?