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#1 If you turn a baked potato into French fries, how many calories will you add? 353
#2 How many calories are in a container of cereal if there are 50 calories per serving and 10 servings per container? 500
#3 How many grams of fat are in a bag of 1 ounce potato chips? 10
#4 If there is 10% vitamin c in a certain food, how many servings would you need to get your daily RDA? 10
#5 RDA stands for this. Recommended Daily Allowance
Nutrition and Disease
#1 What is our daily allowance for salt intake? 1/4 teaspoon or 1422 mg
#2 The number one killer in America. Heart Disease
#3 The condition of being extremely overweight. Obesity
#4 This part of the country has the highest rate of heart disease. East
#5 Approximately this many people die from heart disease in the US each year. 610,000
Vocabulary
#1 Liquid at room temperature. Unsaturated fats
#2 Solid at room temperature. Saturated fats
#3 Most important source of energy for our bodies. Carbohydrates
#4 This nutrient is necessary for the growth and repair of muscles. Proteins
#5 The indigestible portion of food derived from plants. Fiber
Nutrition Stations and extras
#1 The number of ingredients a food should have is this number or less. 3
#2 FDA stands for this. Food and Drug Administration
#3 What measurement does the matchbook/poker chip represent? 1 tablespoon
#4 What measurement does the baseball represent? 1 cup
#5 What might happen at stage 4 of the clogged artery model? Heart attack or death
Food, Inc.
#1 The number one food crop in the United States. Corn
#2 Corn crops make up what percentage of the United States 33% or 1/3
#3 4 companies control this percentage of the beef supply. 80%
#4 This company is the country's largest purchaser of beef and potatoes. McDonalds
#5 Kevin's law was passed because of a child who died from this harmful bacteria. Ecoli
Final Question
USDA stands for this. United States Department of Agriculture