nutrition test 1. chapter 3

which of the following standards can help you compare nutrient contents of a packaged food to make more healthy choices

DV's

which is the following changes are true?

The FDA does not permit dietary supplments manufactures to market their products as a cure for diseases

To establish a nutrient's RDA, nutrition scientists add _____ of the nutrient to its EAR.

a "margin of safety" amount

and EAR is

an amount of a nutrient that meets 50% of healthy people in a particular population

A team of scientist extracted a chemical they call "zombia" from the leaves of a certain house plant. one of the scientist would like to market zombia as a dietary supplement. it makes people sleepy when they are injected with it. based on the information zombia..

can not be marketed as a dietary supplement

for people over 4 years of age, the daily value of added sugars is 50g/day. a serving of ______ would be a low source of added sugars

cereal that contains 2.5g of added sugars

according to the 2015-2020 dietary guidelines of America_____ should be consumed in amounts as low as possible

cholestrol

the tolerable upper limit for nutrient is

highest average amount that is unlikely to harm most people when consumed daily

Which one of the following statements is correct?

nutritional standards are often used to judge nutritionally accuracy of diets

which of the following foods in not a major food group in my plate?

oils

Which of the following statements is true?

avacados and some fish can be classified as oils

while in college, Rachel gained several pounds of body fat. she wants to use recommendations for the 2015-2020 dietary guidelines for America to achieve a healthy body weight. according to the guidelines she should

become more physically active

which of the following is a true statement?

people can have energy needs that are high or lower than the estimated energy requirement

Some food guides classify dried beans and peas with

seeds and nuts

nutrient requirements

the amounts of specific nutrients needed to prevent malnutrition or deficiency; reflected in the DRIs

according to my plate, chloe should consume 2 1/2 cups of vegetables daily. she wants to consume enough vegetable juice to equal 1 cup of cooked peas. based on the information chloe should drink

1 cup

according to my plate, Erika should consume 3 cups of milk daily, she prefers eating plain yogurt than drinking milk. how many cups of yogurt can she eat to meet her necessary dairy consumption

3 cups

which of the following statements is true?

The RDA for vitamin E meets the needs of nearly of all healthy people

while preparing food, max wants to use ingredients that contain a lot of healthy fat. which kind of fat should he use?

corn oil

which of the following is a true statement

daily values are dietary standards developed for food label purposes

food guides classify_____ with oils

mayo

Hillary consumed 3 servings of an orange-flavored sugar-sweetened soft drink that provided 140 kcal/serving. According to MyPlate, these drinks should be classified as

source of empty calories

a nutrition scientist wants to develop a nutritionally complete formula diet for adults who are healthy but need to avoid eating solid foods for a while. based on this likely information she is willing to choose__ when developing a new formula

DRI's

Food guidelines usually classify sunflowers as

protein foods

one day, Donnie ate snacks that included peanut butter on crackers, a bowl of chocolate pudding made with low-fat milk, a sugar-sweeten soft drink, and a hard cooked egg. according to myplate which one of these is a source of empty calories

soft drink