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Food Guide Facts: Healthy Eating and Active Living for Jeopardy Game

This Jeopardy game focuses on the Food Guide Facts, healthy eating, and active living. It includes information on the four food groups, empty calorie foods, key nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and healthy choices.

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Food Guide Facts: Healthy Eating and Active Living for Jeopardy Game

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  1. Jeopardy Healthy Eating and Active Living

  2. Food Guide Facts 100 Foods are grouped according to the nutrients they provide. Name the four food groups. Vegetables & fruit Grain products Meat and alternatives Milk and alternatives

  3. Food Guide Facts 200 Foods low in nutrients and high in fat or sugar do not fit into the four food groups, and are often called “empty calories”. Name five “empty calorie” foods. Pop, candy, chips, cookies, nachos

  4. Food Guide Facts 300 Include this amount of healthy (unsaturated) fat in your diet each day. 30-45ml or 2-3 tablespoons

  5. Food Guide Facts 400 Name two key nutrients found in Meat and Alternatives, then name five meat alternatives. Key nutrients: protein, iron, zinc, vitamin B12 Meat alternatives: eggs, lentils, legumes, beans, dried peas, tofu, nuts, seeds, peanut butter

  6. Know Nutrients? 100 This is the best way to get the vitamins and minerals your body needs. Eat a variety of healthy foods

  7. Know Nutrients? 200 What mineral and what vitamin are especially important for building strong bones and teeth? Calcium and vitamin D

  8. Know Nutrients? 300 Smoking decreases the amount of vitamin C in your body. Name 5 foods rich in vitamin C. Foods rich in vitamin C: oranges, cantaloupe, kiwi, strawberries, broccoli, brussel sprouts, white and sweet potatoes, peppers, spinach, tomatoes, 100% juice

  9. Know Nutrients? 400 A lack of this mineral can cause tiredness, inability to concentrate, and anemia. What is it and name an excellent food source. Iron, found in meat and alternatives (e.g. beef, chicken, pork, turkey, oysters, beans, lentils etc.), and enriched grain products

  10. Making the Healthy Choice 100 This vital nutrient keeps you hydrated, flushes out toxins and reduces cravings. Water

  11. Making the Healthy Choice 200 This component of food makes you feel full, helps lower blood cholesterol and blood sugar, and reduces risk of disease. Fibre

  12. Making the Healthy Choice 300 Men and women over should take a daily supplement of this vitamin. Vitamin D (400 IU) (Age 70 and older 800 IU)

  13. Making the Healthy Choice 400 This is a measure of weight relative to height and is linked to health risk. What is it called and what is the healthy range? Body Mass Index (BMI) 18.5-24.9 kg/m2

  14. Tricks of the Trade 100 This table found on food packages lists the nutrients in a stated serving size. Nutrition Facts

  15. Tricks of the Trade 200 Too much sodium can contribute to high blood pressure. How many milligrams of sodium is the maximum recommended per day? 2300 mg (equal to 1 teaspoon)

  16. Tricks of the Trade 300 Choose foods with less of these unhealthy fats, because they raise “bad” blood cholesterol. Saturated and trans fats

  17. Tricks of the Trade 400 Look at this on the nutrition facts to see if a food has a little (≤5%) or a lot (≥15%) of a nutrient. % Daily Value

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