6th grade Nutrition

According to Myplate, How many times a day should you eat each section??

• 4

• 3

• 1

• 2

Nutrition falls under which side of the health triangle?

• Mental

• Family-Social

• Mental-emotional

• Physical

The 5 categories for the New (2026) Guidelines are:

• Fruits, Vegetables, Protein, Whole fat Dairy, Whole Grain

• Dairy, vegetables, fruit, protein and water

• Fruit, grain, pasta, vegetables, vitamins

• vitamins, minerals, fats/oils, water, protein

An example of a healthy protein would be?

• rice

• strawberry milk

• Bananas

• Fish

How many calories a day should a person consume?

• 1000

• 2000

• 200

• 1050

When looking at a food label, how do you know if there is a significant amount of a vitamin or mineral in there?

• 50% or more

• 15% or more

• 5% or more

• 20% or more

If a Doritos bag has 120 calories per serving, and you eat 3 servings, how many calories have you consumed?

• 120 cals

• 240 cals

• 360 cals

• 100 cals

The six essential nutrients are:

• fruit, vegetables, protein, carbs, vitamins and minerals

• water, fats/oils, protein, carbs, vitamins and minerals

• water, fats/oils, carbs, vitamins, dairy, and minerals

• fats/oils, vitamins, fruits, dairy, protein water

What type of carbohydrate should you eat 15-30 minutes before a game?

• pasta

• complete

• simple

• complex

What type of carbohydrate would you eat the night before a game?

• Complex

• simple

• complete

• an apple