Food Plate: Grains
Your Name: Kait Chow
Facilitator Name: Ms. Fernbacher
Food Plate Study Guide
Directions: Copy this template to your own Google Docs. Complete the questions below. Use the links to find your answer. Submit in Moodle.
Grains
Sources: Use this website to answer these questions.
Food plate: Grains
Questions:
List 5 foods in this group.
Wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley
Why are whole grains better for you than refined grain?
Contain the entire grain kernel
Which grains do you eat regularly?
Wheat, rice, oats, bread, cereal, pasta
What are the health benefits of whole grains?
May reduce risk of heart disease, helps with weight management, may reduce constipation, helps prevent neural tube defect during fetal development
Vegetables
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Dark-green vegetables, starchy vegetables, red and orange vegetables, beans and peas, other vegetables
How should your vegetable intake vary? Based on how much how much moderate physical activity you get a day
Which vegetable subgroups do you regularly eat? Which ones are left out?
Starchy vegetables, dark-green vegetables
What are the health benefits of vegetables?
Can reduce risk of heart disease, heart attack or stroke, reduces risk of developing kidney stones, help decrease bone loss, protect against specific kinds of cancer
Which things from the tips do you think you might implement? Why?
Rinsing vegetables before eating or using them because it will get rid of the bacteria or surface microorganisms. And, to buy fresh vegetables that are in season because they can cost less and taste better.
Fruits
Source: Food Plate - Fruits
Questions
List 5 foods in this group.
Fresh, canned, frozen, dried, whole. Apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, strawberries
How should your fruit intake vary?
1 ½ cups a day
Which fruits do you regularly eat? Which ones are left out?
Strawberries, apples, and grapes. Usually tomatoes, bananas, and grapefruit etc. are left out.
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Cream cheese, butter, cream, yogurt
What milk products count as milk in the pyramid?
Soy milk, cream, cheese
Check out the milk food gallery on the web page. How do you include milk in your diet?
I use 2% milks for cereal or to drink.
What are the health benefits of milk and milk products?
Benefits are improved bone health, reduces risk of osteoporosis, and reduces risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Which of the tips do you think you might implement? Why?
Including milk as a drink to have with a meal is a tip I might implement because it is filling and very healthy for you.
Why is it important to consume oils? It is important to consume oils because they provide essential nutrients.
Proteins
Source: Food Plate - Protein
Questions
List 5 foods in this group.
Meat, poultry, seafood, beans, eggs
Why is it important to include fish and nuts in this group?
It is important to include them because fish is a meat and nuts provide protein
Check out the meats and beans food gallery on the web page. How often do you eat foods from this group?
What are the health benefits of meat and beans?
They include protein, B vitamins, vitamin E, iron, zinc, and
Facilitator Name: Ms. Fernbacher
Food Plate Study Guide
Directions: Copy this template to your own Google Docs. Complete the questions below. Use the links to find your answer. Submit in Moodle.
Grains
Sources: Use this website to answer these questions.
Food plate: Grains
Questions:
List 5 foods in this group.
Wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley
Why are whole grains better for you than refined grain?
Contain the entire grain kernel
Which grains do you eat regularly?
Wheat, rice, oats, bread, cereal, pasta
What are the health benefits of whole grains?
May reduce risk of heart disease, helps with weight management, may reduce constipation, helps prevent neural tube defect during fetal development
Vegetables
Source: …show more content…
Dark-green vegetables, starchy vegetables, red and orange vegetables, beans and peas, other vegetables
How should your vegetable intake vary? Based on how much how much moderate physical activity you get a day
Which vegetable subgroups do you regularly eat? Which ones are left out?
Starchy vegetables, dark-green vegetables
What are the health benefits of vegetables?
Can reduce risk of heart disease, heart attack or stroke, reduces risk of developing kidney stones, help decrease bone loss, protect against specific kinds of cancer
Which things from the tips do you think you might implement? Why?
Rinsing vegetables before eating or using them because it will get rid of the bacteria or surface microorganisms. And, to buy fresh vegetables that are in season because they can cost less and taste better.
Fruits
Source: Food Plate - Fruits
Questions
List 5 foods in this group.
Fresh, canned, frozen, dried, whole. Apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, strawberries
How should your fruit intake vary?
1 ½ cups a day
Which fruits do you regularly eat? Which ones are left out?
Strawberries, apples, and grapes. Usually tomatoes, bananas, and grapefruit etc. are left out.
What are the health benefits of …show more content…
Cream cheese, butter, cream, yogurt
What milk products count as milk in the pyramid?
Soy milk, cream, cheese
Check out the milk food gallery on the web page. How do you include milk in your diet?
I use 2% milks for cereal or to drink.
What are the health benefits of milk and milk products?
Benefits are improved bone health, reduces risk of osteoporosis, and reduces risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Which of the tips do you think you might implement? Why?
Including milk as a drink to have with a meal is a tip I might implement because it is filling and very healthy for you.
Why is it important to consume oils? It is important to consume oils because they provide essential nutrients.
Proteins
Source: Food Plate - Protein
Questions
List 5 foods in this group.
Meat, poultry, seafood, beans, eggs
Why is it important to include fish and nuts in this group?
It is important to include them because fish is a meat and nuts provide protein
Check out the meats and beans food gallery on the web page. How often do you eat foods from this group?
What are the health benefits of meat and beans?
They include protein, B vitamins, vitamin E, iron, zinc, and