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