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- 5. One benefit of eating whole grains is that is can help you ________ a good weight.
- 7. Whole grains can help us stop this behavior because they keep us full so we are not hungry.
- 9. A color of vegetable we should eat Example: Spinach
- 11. The type of energy that is provided by complex carbohydrates.
- 12. The type of energy that is provided by simple carbohydrates.
- 13. how many calories per gram are found in carbohydrates.
- 15. The number of parts that needs to be used from a wheat kernel to be considered a "Whole Grain"
- 19. The amount of our grain intake that SHOULD be made up of whole grains.
- 20. Another name for a simple carbohydrate.
- 22. color of the protein section on myplate.
- 23. A visual aid that helps us to see how much of our plate should be taken up by each food group.
- 24. Guideline 3 encourages us to _____ excess sugar and fats in our diet
- 25. What the peels/skins of fruits and vegetables contain.
- 30. eating a _________ of fruits and vegetable has lots of nutritional benefits such as different vitamins and minerals.
- 31. Guideline 1: follow a healthy eating _____ across the lifespan.
- 32. The dietary guideline for dairy encourages us to choose dairy products that are _______ in fat content.
- 34. Fruit sugar is called:
- 35. The part of the wheat kernel that contains fiber.
- 36. the number of essential nutrients in the diet.
- 38. A color of vegetable we should eat Example: a red pepper.
- 39. Another name for a complex carbohydrate.
- 40. Dietary _____________
- 41. We are encouraged to keep our protein portions small and what?
- 42. Milk sugar is called:
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- 1. The best part of the wheat kernel contains protein, phytochemicals, niacin, riboflavin, and other B vitamins.
- 2. Whole grains can help prevent ________ because they keep us fuller longer.
- 3. A category of carbohydrate that includes foods such as milk and fruit
- 4. Children and teens should get this many minutes of physical activity in a day.
- 6. the total number of dietary guidelines (including myplate.)
- 8. Fiber helps with ___________ functions in our body.
- 10. The part of the wheat kernel that makes up refined grains (white bread for example.)
- 14. A category of carbohydrate that includes foods such as rice and pasta
- 16. The amount of our plate fruits and vegetable SHOULD take up.
- 17. The substance that is needed in order for fiber to properly perform its job in our body.
- 18. One reason that simple and complex carbohydrates digest differently is because of their ________ structure.
- 20. Guideline 4 encourages us to _____ to healthier food and beverage choices
- 21. Guideline 2 tells us to focus on nutrient ______
- 26. The color of the dairy section on my plate.
- 27. Guideline 5 tells us to do this to other people to help them meet their nutritional goals.
- 28. These are units of energy found in our food. They are GOOD for us even though we sometimes believe a higher number means something is bad for us to eat.
- 29. the number of sections in my plate
- 33. A color of vegetable we should eat Example: A carrot
- 37. One of the 6 essential nutrients--helps to provide the body with energy