Food Choices
Dietary Guidelines
Nutrients
My Pyramid/My Plate
Calories
100
Every year for your birthday you go out to eat.
What is tradition
100
You eat a variety of foods from all the food groups.
What is a balance diet?
100
Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.
What are nutrients?
100
A good source of carbohydrates and B vitamins. The foods in general have been enriched to replace the vitamines removed during processing. You need 6 oz a day.
What is the grain group?
100
Based off your age, gender, and physical activity level.
What is daily recommended amounts?
200
You believe that you need specific items at every meal like tortillas, chili and beans.
What is culture?
200
You play basketball, you take the stairs instead of the elevator, you workout 30 minutes 3 times a week.
What is being physically active?
200
You find me in fruits like oranges, grapefruit, strawberries, and kiwi. You should have 2 cups of me a day.
What is Vitamin C?
200
Great source of fiber, vitamin A and C. The parts you eat to get these are the flower, root, or stem of a plant. You can tell which vitamin you are getting by the color. You need 2 1/2 cups each day.
What is vegetable?
200
These are units of energy.
What is calories?
300
You don't like how a certain food tastes.
What is personal preference?
300
Food labels are based on this amount.
What is a 2000 calorie diet?
300
You find me in any animal product like beef, chicken, pork, eggs, milk, cheese. You can also find me in some plant products like peanut butter, nuts and legumes.
What is Protein?
300
High in Vitamin C. My seeds are either on the outside or on the inside. You need 2 cups per day.
What is fruit group
300
An abnormal eating habit where you starve yourself.
What is anorexia nervosa?
400
Everything you eat and drink in a days time.
What is a diet?
400
Select nutrient-dense foods that are low in caloreis, choose lean, lowfat, or fat free, reduce salt and sugars and food labels should guide your choices.
What is getting the most out of calories?
400
You will find me in breads, cereals, pasta, fruits, vegetables, legumes and sugar.
What is Carbohydrates?
400
Good source of vitamins and protein. The mineral I am most known for is calcium. You need 3 cups a day.
What is the milk group?
400
Abnormal eating disorder where you eat large amounts of foods all at one time then purge yourself of all the food.
What is bulimia?
500
You can perform well, you sleep enough, have good medical and dental care and you get enough physical activity.
What is physically fit?
500
Make smart choices, find your balance between food and physical activity, get the most out of your calories
What are dietary guidelines?
500
I may not taste like anything but without me you cannot survive. Your body is 75 percent of me.
What is water?
500
I help insulate the body, carry vitamins to the cells, help keep you warm. However, you should eat me sparingly.
What is fats and oils?
500
When you are trying to loose weight or gain weight and you are following a plan that is unrealistic.
What is fad diets?