Nutrition Chapter 2
Based on USDA Food Guide, at least " " of the foods from the fruit group eaten each day should be whole fruits rather than fruit juices.
1/2
In the USDA Food Guide, one ounce of meat is equal to all of the following except:
1/2 cup cooked legumes.
Which of the following includes the recommended daily amounts of food from each group for sedentary woman of 32 who requires 1,800 kcal/day, based on the USDA Food Guide?
1/2 cup grape juice; 2tbs peanut butter on 2 slices whole wheat bread; 1 cup nonfat yogurt; 1 medium apple; 1/2 cup diced cucumber; 3 oz. baked fish' 1 cup spinach leaves; 1 cupd squash' 1/2 cup carrots; 1 cup cooked rice; 2 oz. whole wheat dinner roll; 1/2 cup strawberries; 2 cups nonfat milk.
The percentages of the Daily Values on food packages are given in terms of a person requiring " " calories each day.
2,000
The Daily Values reflect the needs of an "average person" consuming between " " calories a day.
2,000 and 2,500
The Nutrition Facts Panel on a food label lists the following information for amounts per serving: 111 calories; 23 calories from fat. What percentage of the calories are provided by fat?
21%
The DRI Committee recommended a diet that contains " "% of its calories from carbohydrate.
45-65
A person is trying to eat the best diet to reduce the risk of developing chronic disease. She wants to be sure that she will consume adequate nutrients in the best proportions from her foods she selects. Which would be the best DRI recommendation for her to use to ensure she has the best energy nutrient intakes to reduce chronic disease risk?
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR)
Your grandfather has been advised by a neighbor to select his foods using the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to help cure his high blood pressure. What advice would you give him?
Although the guidelines may help him with his blood pressure, he needs to consult his health care provider for recommendations.
Foods that provide zero discretionary calories:
Are naturally low in fat and have no added fats or sugars.
A food manufacturer has included the following claim on the container label for a product: "Helps maintain normal iron levels." If you were evaluating the claim, you would:
Be suspicious because this is a structure/function claim requiring no advance approval.
A person had the following vegetable over the past week: carrots, pinto beans, corn, cauliflower, coleslaw, and mashed potatoes. Which of the following vegetables should he eat to be sure he has had representation of each of the subgroups for the week?
Broccoli
Exchange systems help primarily with:
Calorie Control
In the exchange lists, vegetables are categorized according to:
Carb content
Which of the following foods in the meat, poultry, fish, legumes, eggs, and nuts group of the USDA Food Guide has the highest nutrient density?
Chicken with no skin
Recent research on the health benefits of flavanoids found in dark chocolate has shown all of the following except:
Chocolate consumption reduces incidence of heart disease.
You are speaking to a group of consumers about ways to use food labels to choose healthy foods in the grocery store. During your presentation, what would you emphasize?
Comparing similar food products based on nutrient components. Understanding the descriptive terms used on food labels.
The types of physical activity recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans include all of the following except:
Endurance exercises.
When public health officials were determining the amount of folate to add to grain products in the food supply for fortification, they most likely reviewed which of the following values for that particular vitamin for women of child-bearing age?
Estimated Average Requirements (EAR)
Which of the following establishes population-wide average requirements used by nutrition policymakers?
Estimated Average Requirements.
The Dietary Reference (DRI) are appropriately used for all the following except:
Estimating the nutrient needs of persons with medical problems.
Currently, the DRI values for the minerals sodium and potassium, and other food constituents, are forthcoming.
False
One of the major disadvantages of the USDA Food Guide is that it cannot be adapted to other national and cultural cuisines.
False
The DRI are international guidelines that are used around the world.
False
The absence of a Tolerable Upper Intake Level for a nutrient implies that it is safe to consume in any amount
False
Which phytochemical contained in dark chocolate has the potential for positive heart health benefits?
Flavonoids
Any food providing 10% or more of the Daily Value for a nutrient is considered to be a " " source of the nutrient.
Good
A 51-year old sedentary woman still has some discretionary calories available for evening meal. The best choice for her to select for that meal would be to:
Have a serving of cooked carrots with her meal in addition to her salad.
What are the DRI designed for?
Health maintenance. Disease prevention.
The MyPyramid educational tool has been designed to:
Help diet-planning individuals to create a diet more closely following the USDA Food Guide
In exchange lists, high-fat cheese is included as a member of the " " list.
High-fat meat
As more research is showing the possible benefits of phytochemicals for health, the best way to approach consuming them in your diet is to:
Include a variety of fruits and vegetable containing phytochemicals in your diet.
If a nutrient does not have a Tolerable Upper Intake Level, this means that:
Insufficient data exist to establish a value.
The bottom portion of the Nutrition Facts panel on a food package:
Is identical on every label. Lists the Daily Values standards.
Which of the following foods do not fit into any of the five major food groups in the USDA Food Guide?
Margarine Gravy Jelly
Which of the following groups is de-emphasized in the USDA Food Guide?
Meats
Food group plans primarily dictate:
Numbers and sizes of servings to choose each day.
If vitamin C has been added to cranberry juice, the label must include:
Nutrient Information An ingredients list
Which vegetable subgroup of the USDA Food Guide is not correctly matched with its target nutrients?
Orange and deep yellow vegetables-vitamin D.
You are planning a meal that includes a hamburger on a bun, coleslaw and french fries. To have a more nutrient-dense meal, you should eat:
Pork tenderloin Green peas Brown Rice Strawberries
An important role of the exchange system of categorizing foods is to:
Provide groupings of similar foods by their carbs, fat, protein, and calorie content.
Blueberries have been leading the way in research on the effectiveness of antioxidants against aging effects on the brain. What would be you comments about eating more blueberries in your diet?
Recent studies have mainly been done on laboratory animals so the benefits of increased intake are not known for humans.
The Dietary Guidelines encourage Americans to consume less:
Refined grains added sugars
Which of the following have the scientists who have been doing research on phytochemicals in foods found to be true?
Research has shown the possible health benefits in cell and animal studies.
Which of the following people would not be covered by the DRI, based on assumptions made by the DRI committee?
Robert, a 20 year old with cystic fibrosis.
Your sister has taken the Healthy Eating Index to evaluate her diet and has received a score of 59. What would the interpretation of her score be?
She needs to still improve her intake of foods to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations.
Which of the following lunches best fits into a meal plan suggesting that a person eat 1 cup vegetables, 2 ounces grains, and 2 ounces meat/beans at lunch?
Stir-fry 1/2 cup tofu and 1 cup mixed vegetables on 1 cup cooked rice.
Compared to people in the West, Asians suffer less frequently from all of the following except:
Stomach cancer.
When comparing the two categories of nutrient standards, the Dietary Reference Intakes and the Daily Values, one difference between the two is:
The Daily Values are used in the United States only.
All of the following are true regarding the discretionary calorie allowance except:
The added fat absorbed by the batter in fried chicken does not contribute to discretionary calories.
If you were teaching someone with diabetes how to plan a diet to control carbs intakes, which of the following tools would you use?
The exchange list system.
When planning a healthful diet, you should remember that:
The more physically active you are, the greater your discretionary calorie allowance.
When determining the amounts of food to eat from each group in the USDA Food Guide each day, you need to remember that:
The recommended amounts will vary, depending on age, physical activity, and gender.
When referring to the DRI recommended intakes, it is important to remember that:
They are based on the latest available scientific research.
Which of the following is characteristic of daily values?
They are ideal for allowing comparisons among foods.
Which of the following statements is not true about the DRI?
They are minimum requirements, not recommendations.
Tea and certain spices are not included in the USDA Food Guide. This means that you should consider which of the following when deciding whether to include them in your diet?
They contain phytochemicals for health so you should consider using them.
Which of the following is a property of manufactured functional foods?
They make act more like a drug than a food in promoting health.
Characteristics of food groups plans include all of the following except:
They organize foods with respect to their nutrient contents and calorie amounts.
All of the following characteristics of exchange systems except:
They sort foods by their carb contents only.
For what purpose did the USDA develop the MyPyramid as a consumer tool?
To use as an educational tool to help consumers to understand USDA Food Guide.
Concerned about the toxic effects of added nutrients in fortified foods and supplements, when eaten in addition to staple foods, scientists established the " " category of the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)
Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL)
George is a 35 year old athlete using nutrient supplements to give him a competitive advantage. Which of the following nutrient intake recommendations would you suggest that George become familiar with?
Tolerable Upper Intake Levels.
One of the best sources of lycopene is:
Tomatoes
Amounts of which types of lipids must be listed on food labels?
Trans fat cholesterol
Nutrient contents of packaged foods are stated on food labels as Daily Values.
True
On average, one should try to get 100% of the DRI for every nutrient to ensure an adequate intake over time.
True
So far, the DRI committee has publsihed recommendations for the vitamins and minerals, along with those carbohydrates, fiber, lipids, proteins, water, and energy.
True
The United States is among many countries that establish and publish guidelines for appropriate nutrient intakes.
True
The exchange list system highlights the fact that many meats contain more calories from fat than from protein.
True
The primary difference between recommendations for nutrient intakes and values set for energy intake is that value for energy intake is not generous.
True
If a food label states that a food contains eight percent of the Daily Value for dietary fiber, the food would contain " " grams of dietary fiber per serving.
Two
The best way for a person to get all the essential nutrients and keep energy intake low is to:
Use the principle of the discretionary calorie allowance to plan their diet. Choose foods with high nutrient density in each food group.
When you see that foods have a discretionary calorie value of zero, you should:
Use them because they form the base of the diet in the USDA Food Guide.
Which of the following is the best and safest source of phytochemicals?
Whole foods
A woman who has begun a new exercise program to keep herself healthy will need to consider that her discretionary calorie allowance:
Will increase as the exercise activity increases.
The implications of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines include all of the following except:
You will need to carefully plan in detail what to eat for the best benefits.
A major guideline for healthy people is to limit calorie intakes and obtain more and varied selections of..
fruits and vegetables whole grains Nonfat or low-fat milk or milk products
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the most healthful diet:
is low in saturated fat provides needed fats and oils
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are intended for healthy adults and children ages " " and older.
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