Holiday.Nutrition.Trivia.2024

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  1. 3. This whole-grain snack can serve as a Christmas tree decoration if you use a needle and string to hang them.
  2. 5. This sweet, hook-shaped treat is 100% sugar and artificial dye. So don't eat too many over the holidays
  3. 6. Over the holidays be careful not to drink too much of this sugary beverage made from milk, sugar, and eggs
  4. 7. Just like on Thanksgiving, these antioxidant-rich red berries are the most popular fruit used for cooking on Christmas. Antioxidants help protect your body’s cells from damage.
  5. 9. This root vegetable has a spicy flavor. It is good for your immune system. Over the holidays, it is used to make a popular type of cookie that is stable and does not break easily.
  6. 10. In the song "The 12 Days of Christmas," the eight maids are getting what protein-rich liquid from the cows?
  7. 13. Despite loving the carrots we leave out for Christmas when hanging out in fields, Reindeer eat blank just like cows
  8. 15. Get some fiber into Santa by baking him cookies made from this fiber-dense grain
  9. 16. On Christmas, some families cook seven different types of this protein, which is usually high in nutrients such as omega-3s, zinc, and vitamin B12
  10. 17. What type of oil is used to light the menorah during Hanukkah? It is a heart-healthy oil, meaning it has the kinds of fat that are good for your heart.
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  1. 1. The most common food eaten during Hanukkah are Pancakes made out of these white, starchy vegetables
  2. 2. Most traditional foods served over Hanukkah are blank AKA cooked in hot oil. It is not a healthy way to cook. Baking is healthier.
  3. 3. In the song "The 12 Days of Christmas," what fruit tree did the partridge sit in? Hint: it’s green
  4. 4. You need a nutcracker to eat these nuts, which are the most popular nuts eaten on Christmas. They are also high in vitamin C, which is rare for a nut.
  5. 8. The BLANKS are American dancers who have performed their famous high kicks at Radio City Music Hall over the Holidays since 1932. These girls definitely get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day.
  6. 11. What big, round citrus fruit that grows on trees is in season over Christmas? Hint: think Florida.
  7. 12. In Germany, hiding this green vegetable on the Christmas tree is a tradition. Hint: it is a fermented cucumber.
  8. 14. We know there are five healthy food groups, but in the movie, “ELF” Buddy claims the four food groups are candy canes, candy, BLANK, and candy corns. Buddy does not have the healthiest diet. Hint: think pancakes and waffles