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Canada’s Food Guide
Meals
Snacks
What’s in it for me?
100

What type of food do we need to eat the most of every day?

Hint: What’s the biggest part of the Canada’s food guide plate?

Vegetables and Fruit

100

Which of these drinks are found on Canada’s food guide?

  1. Water

  2. Fruit juice

  3. Cow’s milk 

  4. Soy milk

  5. Pop

Hint: There are 3 correct answers in this list. 

Answers:

a) Water

c) Cow’s milk 

d) Soy milk

100

True or False?

Eating a balanced snack from Canada’s food guide can give you energy and nutrients you need to grow

True - a balanced snack can give you energy and nutrients you need to grow

100

Whole grain foods help our body by:

  1. Making our teeth and bones strong

  2. Giving us energy, especially for our brains

  3. Making our muscles strong

  4. Keeping our eyes healthy

Whole Grain Foods help our body by…

  1. Giving us energy, especially for our brains

200

Which bread provides more nutrients?

  1. White bread

  2. Whole grain bread

Whole grain bread

  • More fibre than white bread

  • More vitamins and minerals than white bread

200

Which meal matches Canada’s food guide plate? (see slide 21)

B

200

Which snack could we find on Canada’s food guide?

  1. Hummus with veggies

  2. Yogurt topped with fruits

  3. An apple

  4. All of the above

All of the above

200

Which foods help build muscles:

  1. Nuts and seeds

  2. Chicken

  3. Lettuce

  4. Apples

  5. Fish

Hint: There are 3 correct answers in this list.

a) Nuts and seeds

b) Chicken 

e) Fish

300

Name 2 protein foods you can drink.

  • Milk

  • Soy milk

  • Drinkable yogurt

  • Smoothie made with milk, yogurt and fruit

300

For lunch, we’re having whole grain pasta and chicken with a glass of milk.


Comparing it to Canada’s food guide, what is missing from our lunch? 

Vegetables and fruits

300

We’re having an apple for a snack. How can we make our snack more balanced?

Possible answers:

  • Add a yogurt dip

  • Add some peanuts or nuts

  • Add a cup of milk

  • Add some crackers and cheese

300

I am a protein food that can be made into a spread for toast

What am I?

Nuts and seeds

400

Name 2 examples of each:

  • protein foods from animals

  • protein foods from plants

Answer:

Protein foods from animals

  • Beef

  • Pork

  • Fish

  • Eggs

  • Yogurt

Protein foods from plants

  • Beans

  • Tofu

  • Nuts

  • Soy milk

  • Peanut butter



400

Alyssa’s dad asks what Alyssa would like for dinner.

Think of a dinner menu for Alyssa’s family.

Possible answers:

  • Curry (vegetables with lentils) + naan

  • Stew (chicken, vegetables) with whole grain bun + water

  • Pita pizza (whole grain pita, vegetables, cheese) + milk

400

Name 3 examples of snacks from Canada’s food guide.

Possible answers:

  • Yogurt and fruit

  • Vegetables and hummus

  • Crackers and peanut butter

  • Homemade popcorn and a cup of milk

400

I am a nutrient found in chicken, beef, fish, eggs, nuts, beans, milk, and cheese.

You need me to grow and have strong muscles. What am I?

Protein