Healthy Eating Plate Formative Review

What is the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate?

• The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate is a visual guide that provides a blueprint for healthy eating.

• The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate is a diet plan that promotes only eating fruits and vegetables.

• The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate is a recipe book that provides healthy meal ideas.

• The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate is a tool used to measure the calories of different food groups.

How many food groups are included in the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 10

What is the recommended portion size for vegetables and fruit on the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate?

• one-fourth of your plate

• one-third of your plate

• three-fourths of your plate

• half of your plate

Move the food group labels to the proper items on the Healthy Eating Plate.

a

b

c

d

Lean proteins

Fruit

Whole grains

Vegetables

What is the recommended portion size for grains on the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate?

• 1/3 of your plate or about 1 cup of cooked grains.

• 1/4 of your plate or about 2 cups of cooked grains.

• 1/2 of your plate or about 1 cup of cooked grains.

• 1/4 of your plate or about 1/2 cup of cooked grains

Which food group should make up the largest portion on the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate?

• grains

• fruits

• dairy

• vegetables

What is the recommended portion size for protein on the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate?

• one-fourth of your plate

• one-third of your plate

• three-fourths of your plate

• about half of your plate

Which food group is missing from this meal? Buttered Chicken with brown rice and pineapple.

• Protein

• Whole grains

• Vegetables

• Fat