Chapter 2

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) recommend limiting the consumption of saturated fat to less than _____ of total calories

10%

Although food labels are designed to inform people about how to make food choices, a recent survey found that approximately ______ of people have difficulty understanding them

50%

Studies demonstrate that the ultra-processed foods contribute approximately _____ of the intake of added sugars to people's diets in the United States

90%

The food with the highest nutrient density is:

A leafy, green vegetable

For people living in a food desert, one challenge is that...

Available foods are high in calories, unhealthy fats, and refined carbohydrates

Which of the following dietary patterns is most consistent with a low-energy density diet rather than a diet higher in energy density?

Contains a larger volume of food

A food color must be listed by name in the list of ingredients when it is:

Derived from other synthetic chemicals

The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act gives the _____ authority to regulate the nutrition labeling of almost all processed foods in the United States.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The food with he lowest energy density is: - apple cake - fresh apple - candy apple - apple pie

Fresh apple

Living in a food desert, Rachel finds it difficult to eat a healthy diet because the foods available are:

High in unhealthy fats

Foods with high water content tend to be:

Low in calorie content

The term ______ refers to not overindulging in any one type of food or in potentially harmful foods, such as those that contains excess amounts of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats

Moderations

All of the following are charges incorporated into the new food label EXCEPT: - vitamin D is found on the list of nutrients on the new food labels - added sugars are now listed in addition to total sugar - calories from fat have been removed - monounsaturated fats now must be listed

Monounsaturated fats must now be listed

All of the following are solid fats except: - olive oil - margarine - beef - butter

Olive oil

All healthy diets have a few qualities in common. Which quality is LEAST associated with healthy diets?

Omission of one or more food groups

Which type of claim is the following: Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease?

Qualified health claim

______ counts as one cup of vegetables

Two cups of uncooked leafy greens

Consuming many different fruits and vegetables that provide a broad range of essential nutrients describes what diet planning principle?

Variety

Leafy, green vegetables are low in energy density because they are high in ______ content

Water