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Nutrition Help Hints
How big is a serving size?
If you try to follow the food
guide pyramid, you may think you have to eat a lot of food. Even
after looking at the specific portion sizes you still think it's
impractical because who carries a scale and measuring cups with
them? Here is an easy way to picture your portion sizes when
measuring tools are not available. See if you can match the
portion size measurements to the household objects.
| 1. 1
slice of bread |
A.
Tennis Ball |
| 2. 2 oz
of dry spaghetti |
B.
Matchbook |
| 3. 1 oz
of cheese |
C.
Compact Disk |
| 4. 1
tbsp of oil, salad dressing, or mayo |
D.
Nickel (diameter) |
| 5. 3 oz
of meat |
E.
1" Wood Cube |
| 6. 1
cup of cooked rice or 15 grapes |
F.
Baseball |
| 7. 12
oz potato or 1 cup of cereal |
G.
Deck of playing cards |
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Nutrition Trivia - So you think you know?
1.Which fruit is
used to make prunes?
| A.
Large purple grapes |
B.
Figs |
C.
Plums |
D.
Raisins |
2. Which mineral is added to
dried fruit to keep it looking fresh?
| A.
Calcium |
B.
Iron |
C.
Magnesium |
D.
Sulfur |
3.
What color is key lime?
| A.
Green |
B.
Yellow |
C.
Blue |
D.
Orange |
4.
Which fruit is the richest source of Vitamin C?
| A.
Accrola Cherry |
B.
Ugli Fruit |
C.
Apple |
D.
Orange |
5. Which citrus fruit grows in
grape-like clusters?
| A.
Clementine Oranges |
B.
Grapefruit |
C.
Bananas |
D.
Plums |
ANSWERS
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