Name ______Date ______
Class Period ____
Guided Tour on
Nutrition
Follow the directions at the beginning of each set of questions
Go to - click on “Food and Fitness” link and then click on “Smart Snacking” to answer the following questions
1. Snacking on healthy food keeps ______
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2. To keep energy levels high you should avoid ______
Like (example)______
3. To keep energy levels high you should eat foods that contain ______such as ______.
4. What percentage of calories comes from fat in a granola bar? ______.
5. What type of harmful fat may be found in a granola bar? ______
6.Adding ______to a teen girl’s diet can help keep the weight off.
7. List 3 smart snacking strategies
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8. List 2 snack ideas.
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Visit label) to find the answer to the questions below
9. The nutrition label is divided into 2 parts – what are they
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10. Use the nutrition label (Macaroni and Cheese) on this page to answer the questions
a. based on the sample label what is the serving size of Macaroni and Cheese? ______
b. What percentage of calories comes from fat? ______
c. How much fiber does the product contain? ______
d. How many milligrams of sodium are in the product? ______
Is this amount high or low? ______
e. The product (Mac and Cheese) has the highest value of which nutrient? ______
11. Based on the nutrition label – is this a healthy food choice? Why or why not?
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Go to and click on “my pyramid plan” (shown right below the diagram) – enter the information (as best you know it) and click on submit – enter the data below
12. How many calories should you consume? ______
13. Complete the following chart
Food / Ounces or cupsGrains
Vegetables
Fruits
Milk
Meat & Beans
14. What does it tell you about oils and other discretionary calories? ______
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Go back to the main and click on “Inside the pyramid” to answer the following questions
15. Click on the ‘orange’ (Grain) section –
A. how many ounces of grains should you eat each day? ______
b. what word should you look for before the grain? ______
16. Click on the ‘green’ (vegetable) section – then click on ‘learn more’
a. list 2 examples of dark green vegetables
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b. list 2 examples of ‘orange vegetable’
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17. Go back to the pyramid and click on the ‘red’ (fruits) section
a. what type of fruit product should you go easy on ?______
18.Click on the ‘blue’ (milk) section
a. click on ‘learn more’ – list 3 other foods you can eat in order to get your ‘milk’ intake
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19. click on the ‘purple’ (meats and beans) section
a. how should you prepare it (3 ways)
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b. other than ‘meat’ what else can you eat to meet this requirement?
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20. Click on “oils” in the box beside the pyramid to answer the following
a. List 2 foods that are naturally high in oil
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b. What types of food do not contain any cholesterol?
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c. As of 2006 what must be listed on a nutrition label?
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