Canada’s Food Guide Scavenger Hunt



Canada’s Food Guide Scavenger Hunt

To start this Scavenger Hunt please go to the website

PART A

1. Click on the icon “Food Guide Basics”

a. Having the amount and type of food recommended and following the tips included in Canada's Food Guide will help what?

i.

ii.

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2. Click on the link for how much food you need every day.

a. How many vegetables does a male 14-18 need?

b. How many Grain Products does a male 14-18 need?

c. How many Milk & Alternatives does a male 19-50 need?

d. How many Meat & alternatives doea a male 19-50 need?

3. Click on the What is a Food Guide Serving? Link.

a. Give 2 examples of :

i. Vegetables and Fruit

ii. Grain Products

iii. Milk and Alternatives

iv. Meat and Alternatives

PART B

Return to the main page and then click on the Choosing Foods link.

1. What is one tip does the Food Guide give to choosing Vegetables and Fruit?

a.

2. What is one tip does the Food Guide give for choosing Grain Products?

a.

3. What is one tip does the Food Guide give for choosing Milk and Alternatives?

a.

4. What is one tip does the Food Guide give to choosing Meat And Alternatives?

a.

5. When choosing Beverages what does the Food Guide recommend the most? What does it suggest you limit?

PART C

Return to the main page and then click on the Maintaining Healthy Habits link.

Once there go to EATtracker.ca website and click on the Are you new here? Button and complete the questionnaire. Find out what your eating habits and activity habits are (out of five stars)

PART D

Choose any food item that you eat on a daily basis. Find the Nutrition Fact table on the internet and copy into the space below. Record the main ingredients in this food item. Answer the questions that follow.

What is the portion size listed on the label

Record the percentage of your daily recommended

intake of fats, sodium, carbohydrates and fibre that you

will receive from this portion size.

How would you personally rate this food item on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most nutritious)

Rationale:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[pic][pic][pic]

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Ingredients

Nutrition Facts

fats

carbohydrates

fibre

sodium

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