Play the Nutrient Café at:

1. Try nutrient sleuth:

Characters: / What were they lacking in their diets? / Why is this nutrient necessary? / What should you eat/do?
Fast Food Phil
Sleepy Sue
Athletic Annie
Bruiser Bill
Squintin’ Clinton
Cloudy Claudia
Mama Mia

2. Next play Grab a Grape. Choose four categories, then play. You’ll be given the answer, and have to choose the correct question. When finished, show me your own score. /24

3. Now visit “Have a Bite Café”.

a. Choose a grilled cheese sandwich under “main dishes”.

How many grams of fat are in one grilled cheese sandwich? ______

Approximately how much of your daily allowance is that? ______

See the right hand box **About fat. How many calories from fat are in this meal? ______

b. How much of your recommended daily allowance of vitamin C is in kiwi? ______

strawberries? ______an orange? ______

c. How much vitamin A does a serving of raw carrots have? ______

d. How does the nutritional value of corn compare to broccoli? ______

e. Choose one item from each category to build the best nutritional meal combination and the worst. Record your selections here:

Best Meal / Worst Meal
Beverage
Main
Sides
Salad
Dessert

Nutrient Quiz

Multiple Choice:

1. There are nine calories in one gram of

  1. protein
  2. fat
  3. carbohydrate
  4. sugar

2. What vitamin is necessary for bone growth?

  1. vitamin c
  2. vitamin d
  3. vitamin a
  4. vitamin e

3. The average teenager needs approximately ______of calcium per day.

  1. 1300 mg
  2. 400 mg
  3. 250 mL
  4. 5000 mg

4. The six classes/groupings of nutrients include:

  1. fats, protein, sugars, minerals, vitamins, fibre
  2. fats, protein, minerals, vitamins, water, fibre
  3. protein, minerals, sugars, vitamins, water, carbohydrates
  4. protein, vitamins, minerals, water, carbohydrates, fats

5. Which nutrient builds and repairs muscles and organs?

  1. calcium
  2. protein
  3. fats
  4. fibre
  5. carbohydrates

6. What is the best energy source for athletes?

  1. carbohydrates
  2. protein
  3. fat

7. Which mineral builds and repairs bones and teeth?

  1. fibre
  2. magnesium
  3. copper
  4. calcium
  5. protein

True or False:

8. All food contains calories. (true)

9. Osteoporosis can begin in the teen years. (true)

10. Riboflavin provides your body with energy. (false)

11. Eggs and butter are part of the dairy group in the Food Guide. (false)

12. If you eat more calories than you use, you will gain weight. (true)