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What is gluten?
This is the protein found in wheat, barley, and rye that people with celiac disease should not eat.
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What is protein?
This nutrient is used to build should muscles and to protect other tissues in our body.
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What is an ingredients list?
This is the section of the food label that you want to read in order to find out what is the food product.
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What are oats?
This grain is commonly eaten at breakfast and has a lot of fiber.
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What is a turkey?
This bird is commonly eaten at Thanksgiving.
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What is wheat, barley, or rye?
This is a grain that contains gluten.
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What is fiber?
This nutrient helps to keep us full, and it helps us go to the bathroom.
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What is Wendy's, Subway, Chipotle, Chick-fil-a, etc.?
This is a restaurant where you can order a gluten-free meal.
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What is amaranth?
This grain is SUPER tiny and provides our bodies with protein, iron, and calcium.
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What is Thursday?
This is the day of the week that we celebrate Thanksgiving on every year.
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What are villi?
These are the finger-like projections on the inside of our small intestine that grab the nutrients we eat.
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What is calcium?
This nutrient helps us to build big and strong bones.
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What is certified gluten-free?
Not all oats are completely gluten-free. This is the phrase we look for on the package to ensure the oats contain no gluten.
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What is quinoa?
This grain is similar to rice, and it contains a lot of protein and iron. HINT: we passed it around this morning.
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Who are the Pilgrims?
These were the people who came over to America and celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
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What is autoimmune?
Celiac disease is this type of disease.
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What is iron?
This nutrient helps to give us energy and is found in quinoa.
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What is Cheerios, Fruity Pebbles, Rice Chex, etc.?
This is a breakfast cereal that is gluten-free.
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What are PB & J Balls?
This is the delicious gluten-free snack that we made earlier today with Amy.
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What is the Mayflower?
This is the ship the Pilgrims rode on across the ocean to America.
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What is a gluten-free diet?
This is the treatment for Celiac Disease.
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What is the intestines?
This is a long, winding tube in the body that absorbs all of these nutrients.
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What is a cool green bike?
This is the prize that you might win at the end of the day.
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What is corn?
This grain is a yellow vegetable that we eat during the summer time. We like to eat "ears" of it.
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Who is the Ohio State Buckeyes?
This football team is going to beat Michigan over the Turkey Day weekend.
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