Name ________________________

Food Group Fill in the Blank Notes

Slide 1 The title of this lesson is
__________________________________________________________

Slide 2 Fill out the Food Group Example Sheet

Slide 3 Each food group has foods that are ____________________ than others and foods
that are more ______________________ that we should be eating often compared with foods
that we should be eating less

Slide 4 - The ______________________________________ gives us a 'rule' / 'regulation' for

each food group. The rules will help us get the most nutrient dense foods in each group to
nurture our bodies.

Slide 5 - Any food made from ______________________________________________ is a

grain product. Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of grain
products.

Slide 6 Put the different types of grain products in order from most nutrient dense to least
nutrient dense.

Slide 7 The Key Message or Rule for Grains is

___________________________________________________________________
List 5 examples of whole grain foods.

REMEMBER It is only whole grain if it says __________________________.

Slide 8 Give 5 examples of refined grains.

Slide 9 Any vegetable or _____________________________ can count as a vegetable

serving.

Slide 10 For this classs purpose. Dont get hung up on the difference between vegetables
and fruits any _______________________ is a good choice.

Slide 11 The Key Message or Rule for the vegetable group is

___________________________________________________________________

Slide 12 List 3 examples from each category of vegetables.

Dark Green ____________________________________________________
Red and Orange _________________________________________________
Beans and Peas _________________________________________________
Starchy Vegetables _______________________________________________
Other Vegetables _________________________________________________
Slide 13 Any fruit or ___________________________________ counts as a fruit serving.

Slide 14 The Key Message or Rule for the fruit group is

______________________________________________________________________
This means to limit _____________________________________________________

Slide 15
One cup of orange juice equals the calories in how many oranges? ________________
One small apple juice box equals the calories in how many sliced apple packages? _________
One 10oz serving of grape juice equals the calories in how many bunches of 15 grapes?
__________

Slide 16 Give 5 examples of fruits.

Slide 17 All fluid milk products and many foods made from milk are considered part of this
food group. Most Dairy Group choices should be ______________________. Foods made from
milk that retain their ____________ content are part of the group. Foods made from milk that
have little to no calcium, such as cream cheese, cream, and butter, are not. Calcium-fortified
soymilk (soy beverage) is also part of the Dairy Group.
Slide 18 - Low fat includes ______________ milk products! In general ___________ cheeses
are lower fat than ______________ cheese.

Slide 19 - Choose fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese. If you choose milk or yogurt that
is not fat-free, or cheese that is not low-fat, the fat in the product counts against your maximum
limit for ________________________ (calories from solid fats and added sugars).

Slide 20 The special ingredient in yogurt that makes it healthy is _________________. Look
for labels that say ________________________________.

Slide 21 - If sweetened milk products are chosen (flavored milk, yogurt, drinkable yogurt,
desserts), the added sugars also count against your maximum limit for
__________________________(calories from solid fats and added sugars).

Slide 22 - For those that are lactose intolerant, __________________________ products are
available.

Slide 23 List 5 examples of foods from the milk group.

Slide 24 - All foods made from meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy
products, nuts, and seeds are considered part of the Protein Foods Group.
__________________________ are also part of the Vegetable Group.

Slide 25 The Key Message or Rule for the meat and beans (protein) group is
______________________________________________________________________

Slide 26 Just by looking you can tell that ______________________ colored meats have a
higher fat content.

Slide 27 List 5 foods from the meat and beans group.

Slide 28 What is the Key Message or Rule for the oils group? _________________________

Slide 29 Examples of foods that are naturally high in oils are

Slide 30 What is the name of the site where we can find how much of each food group we
need for our height, weight, gender and activity level? _______________________