1. Healthy Eating and Active Living
Jeopardy
Healthy Eating and Active Living
Food Guide Facts
Know Nutrients?
Making the Healthy Choice
Tricks of the Trade
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200
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400

2. Food Guide Facts 100
Foods are grouped according to the nutrients they provide. Name the four food groups.
Vegetables & fruit
Grain products
Meat and alternatives
Milk and alternatives

3. Pop, candy, chips, cookies, nachos
Food Guide Facts 200
Foods low in nutrients and high in fat or sugar do not fit into the four food groups, and are often called “empty calories”. Name five “empty calorie” foods.
Pop, candy, chips, cookies, nachos

4. Food Guide Facts 300
Include this amount of healthy (unsaturated) fat in your diet each day.
30-45ml or 2-3 tablespoons

5. Key nutrients: protein, iron, zinc, vitamin B12
Food Guide Facts 400
Name two key nutrients found in Meat and Alternatives, then name five meat alternatives.
Key nutrients: protein, iron, zinc, vitamin B12
Meat alternatives: eggs, lentils, legumes, beans, dried peas, tofu, nuts, seeds,
peanut butter

6. This is the best way to get the vitamins and minerals your body needs.
Know Nutrients? 100
This is the best way to get the vitamins and minerals your body needs.
Eat a variety of healthy foods

7. Know Nutrients? 200
What mineral and what vitamin are especially important for building strong bones and teeth?
Calcium and vitamin D

8. Know Nutrients? 300
Smoking decreases the amount of vitamin C in your body. Name 5 foods rich in vitamin C.
Foods rich in vitamin C: oranges, cantaloupe, kiwi, strawberries, broccoli, brussel sprouts, white and sweet potatoes, peppers, spinach, tomatoes, 100% juice

9. Know Nutrients? 400
A lack of this mineral can cause tiredness, inability to concentrate, and anemia. What is it and name an excellent food source.
Iron, found in meat and alternatives (e.g. beef, chicken, pork, turkey, oysters, beans, lentils etc.), and enriched grain products

10. Making the Healthy Choice 100
This vital nutrient keeps you hydrated, flushes out toxins and reduces cravings.
Water

11. Making the Healthy Choice 200
This component of food makes you feel full, helps lower blood cholesterol and blood sugar, and reduces risk of disease.
Fibre

12. Making the Healthy Choice 300
Men and women over should take a daily supplement of this vitamin.
Vitamin D (400 IU)
(Age 70 and older 800 IU)

13. Making the Healthy Choice 400
This is a measure of weight relative to height and is linked to health risk. What is it called and what is the healthy range?
Body Mass Index (BMI) kg/m2

14. Tricks of the Trade 100
This table found on food packages lists the nutrients in a stated serving size.
Nutrition Facts

15. Tricks of the Trade 200
Too much sodium can contribute to high blood pressure. How many milligrams of sodium is the maximum recommended per day?
2300 mg (equal to 1 teaspoon)

16. Saturated and trans fats
Tricks of the Trade 300
Choose foods with less of these unhealthy fats, because they raise “bad” blood cholesterol.
Saturated and trans fats

17. Tricks of the Trade 400
Look at this on the nutrition facts to see if a food has a little (≤5%) or a lot (≥15%) of a nutrient.
% Daily Value