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My Plate and Calories

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are healthier for you, refined grains or whole grains?

a)

Refined Grains

b)

Whole Grains

2.
Which of the following foods is not a grain source? 
a)
Brown Rice 
b)
Nuts 
c)
Wheat Bread 
d)
Spaghetti 
3.
Half of your plate should be:
a)
Fruits and Vegetables
b)
Protein
c)
Grains
d)
Dairy
4.
Which of the following are proteins?
a)
arugula
b)
Strawberries
c)
tortilla
d)
Beans, eggs, chicken
5.
Building a healthy plate can help you avoid:
a)
Obesity
b)
Diabetes
c)
Reduce risk of Heart disease
d)
All
6.
How big is the Fruit/Vegetable section on the plate?
a)
The whole plate
b)
1/2 the plate
c)
It's not on the plate
d)
1/4 of the plate
7.
What is the missing part? Grain, Protein, Vegetable, Fruit,............?
a)
Milk
b)
Water
c)
Soda
d)
Juice
8.
What is an example of a protein you could add to your plate?
a)
Apple
b)
Carrots
c)
Chicken
d)
Olive oil
9.
Which one of the following is a protein source? 
a)
Banana
b)
Beans 
c)
Bagels
d)
apple
10.
Which of the following foods is not a grain source? 
a)
Brown Rice 
b)
Apple
c)
Wheat Bread 
d)
Spaghetti 
11.
Which of the following is NOT a Dairy source?
a)
Milk
b)
Yogurt
c)
Cheese 
d)
Eggs 
12.
Chocolate and other sweets are okay as long as you have them sometimes and the portion is small.  
a)
False 
b)
True 
13.
Peanut butter is found in which food group?
a)
Fruits
b)
Grains
c)
Dairy
d)
Protein
14.
Seafood is a type of protein.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
15.
Brandon just ate celery with peanut butter on top.  Did he eat any protein?
a)
Maybe
b)
Yes
c)
No
16.

Calorie is a measure of

a)

Energy

b)

Weight

c)

Distance

d)

Volume

17.

What are calories?

a)

A measurement of energy we get from food

b)

The amount of food we eat

c)

How healthy food is

d)

Vitamins in our foods

18.

Which activity will burn the most calories?

a)

Walking

b)

Running

c)

Sleeping

d)

Eating

19.

If you don't eat enough calories, you won't have much _______.

a)

Sleep

b)

Energy

c)

to Eat

d)

Homework

20.

If you eat more calories than you use up, your body stores the extra energy as ___________.

a)

Mucus

b)

Muscle

c)

Fatty tissue

d)

Bone

21.

Most adults only need to eat around _____________ calories a day.

a)

2,000

b)

1,000

c)

4,000

d)

12,000