True or false. Orange juice is not as healthy as a fresh orange.
True! Orange juice has more sugar and calories than a fresh orange
Which food group do chicken, beef, and fish belong to?
Grains
Dairy
Protein
What food group do broccoli, green beans, and cucumber belong to?
Fruit
Vegetable
Protein
True or false. Whole wheat bread is healthier than white bread
True. Whole grain foods have more nutrients than refined grains.
What do we need to look for on the label when buying canned vegetables?
Low sodium or no salt added
Extra salt added
No sugar added
True or false. Multigrain is the same as whole grain.
FALSE. Multigrain has refined and whole grains combined. Look for 100% whole grain
Which of these beef products are leaner (has less unhealthy fat)?
90% lean, 10% fat. The higher the lean number, the better it is for us!
Which of these dairy products has the more fat? Whole milk of 1% milk?
Whole milk! 1% milk only has 1% of the fat from cows milk
True or false. Sour cream is in the dairy food group.
FALSE. MyPlate does not include sour cream in the dairy group because it's high in fat with very little calcium.
If we are lactose intolerant, how can we get our calcium?
a bowl of oatmeal
leafy greens (spinach, kale, collard greens)
an apple
Which of these pizza crust choices are healthier? Thin crust or thick crust?
Thin crust because it has less calories, fat, and carbohydrates.
What is a portion size?
How much food we serve ourselves
How many servings are in a container
What is one way we can control our portion sizes?
Eat in front of the TV
Put our snacks into a bowl rather than eating out of the bag
Use a larger plate during dinner
What is one way we can control our portion sizes
Eat without any distractions, like being on our phone
Use a larger plate at dinner
Eat as fast as you can
If we are using our hand to measure how much chicken we should portion out, what part of our hand can we use?
Our palm
Two fingers
Our finger
True or false. If we burn less calories than what we consume from food/drinks, we gain weight.
True
