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WorksheetsGrain Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
When eating grains, you should choose (a) versions of bread, pasta, and tortillas.
Which of the following is Not a health benefit of fiber for our bodies?
Helps maintain a healthy body weigh.
Helps to prevent constipation.
Helps to keep our muscles working properly.
Can help to prevent obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
Which of the following ingredients are whole grains?
black beans
brown rice
green peppers
corn
Flour tortillas are a whole grain.
true
false
What are the two main types of grains in our food system?
Refined, processed grains
Whole processed grains
Dry grains
Whole, unrefined grains
What tool can be used to help find whole grain products at the supermarket?
Nutrition facts label
Ingredient list
Whole grain stamp
All of the above
What is a good substitute for white rice or pasta with added nutrition and taste?
Brown rice
Quinoa
Farro
All of the above
What are the benefits of consuming whole grains?
Rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants
Causes heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers
Lacks nutrients compared to refined grains
Contains only the endosperm
What are some examples of whole grains?
Oats
White rice
Barley
Quinoa
True or False: Fiber makes you feel full longer
True
False
The following are examples of whole grain foods:
pizza crust, white rice, regular spaghetti noodles
Brown rice, oatmeal, popcorn
white sandwich bread, almonds, sunflower seeds
Simple carbohydrates:
give us immediate energy
provide us with energy over a longer period of time
Complex carbohydrates provide us with:
immediate energy
energy over a longer period of time
What is bran?
The inner part of the wheat kernel
The separated outer covering of the wheat kernel
The germ of the wheat kernel
The endosperm of the wheat kernel
Which is the healthiest choice?
Whole grains
Refined grains
Enriched grains
Which part of the grain is the outer skin?
Bran
Endosperm
Germ
Which of the following is NOT a disease that can be reduced by eating whole grains?
Bowel Disorders
Stroke
Blindness
Obesity
Which of the following explain why whole grain help prevent diseases?
regulate your body's systems and blood level helping prevent disease
regulate the bodies energy to prevent disease
regulate the bodies muscle to prevent disease
regulate the bodies effort to prevent disease
What do whole grains heave that help regulate the bodies waste?
Fiber
Energy
Carbs
Protein
What does fiber do?
helps reduce fatigue
helps reduce dry skin
helps reduce constipation
helps reduce hunger
Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, or another cereal grain is in the Grains Group.
True
False
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?
Children under 2 years old
Athletes
Women of childbearing age
All of these
What is the most common food from the Grain Group eaten in the United States?
Tortillas
Bread
White Rice
Popcorn
Pancakes
What is the best way to know that the bread you are buying is a whole-grain bread?
The bread tastes "grainy."
Bread is brown in color.
The label says "100% wheat."
Another customer says so.
Any ingredient includes the word "whole."
What food made from grains is pictured here?
Corn bread
Pita bread
Flour tortilla
Flour tortilla
English muffins
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?
Oatmeal
Bulgur (cracked wheat)
White rice
Popcorn
All of the above
The Grains Group could also be called the Carbohydrate Group because all foods that contain carbohydrates are in the Grains Group.
True
False
Maria does not consume enough whole grains in her daily diet. For breakfast she had grits and eggs, lunch consisted of baked chicken and white rice, and dinner consisted of vegetarian fajitas with black beans, sauteed vegetables, and flour tortillas. Swap out the refined grains for whole grains.
-Add fruit to her breakfast, swap out the white rice for baked potatoes, and flour tortillas with whole grain bread.
-Add oatmeal to her breakfast, swap out the white rice for wild rice, and flour tortillas with gluten free tortillas.
-Swap out grits for oatmeal, white rice for brown rice, and flour tortillas with whole grain tortillas.
-Swap out the grits for oatmeal, white rice for baked potatoes, and flour tortillas with gluten free tortillas.
How much of your grains should AT LEAST be whole grain of your daily intake?
None
One quarter or 25%
Half
All of your grains should be whole grain
Which of these grain products is available in both refined and whole grain varieties?
Bread
Pasta
Crackers
Tortillas
All of the above
