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Grains MyPlate Quiz- 6/7th gr

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, or another cereal grain is in the Grains Group.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Folate (from foods such as spinach and black-eyed peas) and folic acid (from fortified foods such as enriched grains and from supplements) are especially important for which of the following groups?

a)

children under 2 years old

b)

athletes

c)

women of childbearing age

d)

all of these

3.

What is the most common food from the Grain Group eaten in the United States?

a)

tortillas

b)

bread

c)

white rice

d)

popcorn

e)

pancakes

4.

What is the best way to know that the bread you are buying is a whole-grain bread?

a)

the bread tastes "grainy"

b)

bread is brown in color

c)

the label says "100% wheat"

d)

another customer says so

e)

any ingredient includes the word "whole"

5.

What food made from grains is pictured here?

a)

corn bread

b)

pita bread

c)

flour tortilla

d)

english muffins

6.

Refined grains are grains that have been milled, a process that removes the bran and germ. This is done to give grains a finer texture and improve their shelf life, but it also removes dietary fiber, iron, and many B vitamins. Which of these foods is a refined grain?

a)

oatmeal

b)

bulgur (cracked wheat)

c)

white rice

d)

popcorn

e)

all of the above

7.

The Grains Group could also be called the Carbohydrate Group because all foods that contain carbohydrates are in the Grains Group.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Many people do not eat the recommended amount of whole grains. To eat more whole grain foods, you should just add more of them to what you already eat.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

About how much of the grains you eat should be whole grains?

a)

none

b)

one quarter (1/4)

c)

one half (1/2)

d)

all of them

10.

Which of these grain products is available in both refined and whole grain varieties?

a)

pasta

b)

bread

c)

cornbread

d)

crackers

e)

all of the above