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WorksheetsNutrition Review (Spring 2021)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What are the main 5 food group outlined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)?
Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, Sweets, Protein
Fruits, Vegetables, Protein, Legumes, Dairy
Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, Protein, Dairy
What is a calorie?
A unit of measurement of how much a food item weighs.
A unit of measurement of how much energy is in a food item.
A unit of measurement of how much protein is in a food item.
Extra calories that your body doesn't burn...
Will eventually be stored in the body as fat.
Will disappear from the body
True or false: Everyone needs to eat 2,000 calories every day.
True
False
Meats, fish, and beans mainly provide what nutrient?
Carbohydrates
Protein
Vitamins
Minerals
This nutrient provides us with most of our energy.
Carbohydrates
Protein
Water
Vitamins
How many calories are in one serving of this product?
460
180
230
In order for a product to be considered low fat, it must contain 3 grams or less of total fat. Is this product considered low fat?
Yes
No
What ingredient is present in this product in the highest amount?
Sodium bicarbonate
Sugar
Flour
In the 1970s, people started demonizing fat, so companies started to take fat out of their foods.
After they took the fat out of foods, the foods tasted really bad. What did they do to make it taste good again?
Dumped in salt
Dumped in sugar
What is the difference between 160 calories of almonds and 160 calories of soda?
160 calories of soda are turned directly into fat, while 160 calories of almonds are not.
160 calories of almonds are turned directly into fat, while 160 calories of soda are not.
True or false: It is possible to look skinny on the outside, but actually have a lot of fat on the inside making you sick.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a tip for having good nutrition?
Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables
Switch to fat-free or low-fat milk
Make half of your grains white grains
Drink water instead of sugary drinks
Which nutrient helps build strong muscles, bones, teeth, and skin?
Carbohydrates
Fats
Protein
True or false: We need fat in our diet to be healthy.
True
False
Which of the following is a source of fat?
Olive oil
White bread
What do we need vitamins and minerals for?
To be able to produce saliva to help with digestion
To help us use the other nutrients in foods
Which essential nutrient is like rocks? (But we don't have to eat rocks to get them)
Vitamins
Minerals
Fats
Protein
Which type of fat is not good for your heart?
Saturated
Unsaturated
When foods have calories with almost no nutrients, we call them...
Nothing calories
Full calories
Empty calories
What does fiber do? (check all that apply)
Helps push the food through your insides
Scrapes out things like bacteria that can makes you sick
Gets stored as fat after we eat it
Why is it important to eat breakfast?
So you have energy for the day
To help you digest the food you ate for dinner
The six essential nutrients are...
Carbohydrates, fats, protein, grains, dairy, and vegetables
Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy, and water
Carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, mineral, and water
One teaspoon of sugar is equal to how many grams of sugar?
2
1
4
8
How much sugar should you eat daily according to the American Heart Association?
10 teaspoons
No more than 6-9 teaspoons
At least 6-9 teaspoons
