Glossary of The Food Pyramid
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- How many food groups are represented in the food guide pyramid?
- Six (6)
- Which food group is at the top of the pyramid - in other words, from what group should you eat the smallest amount?
- Sweets, fats, and oils.
- Which food group is on the bottom of the pyramid - in other words, from which food group should you have the most daily servings?
- Bread, cereals, rice and pastas.
- A cheese sandwich contains foods from which two food groups?
- Milk, yogurt and cheese group (the cheese) and the Bread, cereal, rice, and pasta group (the bread).
- From which group should you have more servings per day - the fruit group or the vegetable group?
- From the vegetable group (3-5 servings).
- How many servings from the meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, and nuts group should you eat each day?
- 2-3 servings
- How many servings from the bread, cereal, rice, and pasta group should you eat each day?
- 6-11 servings.
- How many servings from the fruit group should you eat each day?
- 2-4 servings.
- How many servings from the vegetable group should you eat each day?
- 3-5 servings.
- How many servings from the meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, egg, and nut group should you eat each day?
- 2-3 servings.
- How many servings from the milk, yogurt, and cheese group should you eat each day?
- 2-3 servings.
- The pyramid is organized with the food you should eat most of at the top and food you should eat the least of at the bottom. True or false?
- False - the food group at the bottom has the most suggested servings and the group at the top the least.
- What nutrient helps to deliver food and waste?
- Water
- Which nutrient helps with growth and good health?
- vitamins
- Which nutrient helps with building strong teeth and bones?
- Minerals
- Which nutrient helps with supplying quick energy?
- Carbohydrates
- Which nutrient helps with muscle building and repairing your body?
- Proteins
- Which nutrient helps to store energy?
- Fats
- How many 8 ounce glasses of water should you drink evdery day?
- Eight (8)
- Good nutrition is important to good health - true or false?
- True. Making healthy choices includes eating the right foods and the right amounts of the right food.