Ch. 2- Designing a Healthful Diet

What are the 5 components that must be included on food labels?

1. a statement of identity 2. the net contents of package 3. Ingredient list 4. Information of food manufacturer, packer, or distributer 5. Nutrition Information

What are the 6 main food groups of the MyPyramid?

1. grains 2. vegetables 3. fruits 4. milk 5. Meat & Beans 6. oils

Balanced Diet

A diet that contains the combinations of foods that provide the proper proportions of nutrients

Healthful diet

A diet that provides the proper combination of energy and nutrients and is adequate, moderate, balanced, and varied.

ounce-equivalent (oz-equivalent)

A serving size that is 1 ounce, or equivalent to an ounce, for the grains section and the meats and beans section of the USDA Food Guide.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend which of the following

Being physically active each day

True or False? More than half of all americans eat out at least once a week.

False, a Pew research center report states that about 1/3 of Americans eat out about once a week, and another 1/3 eat out 2 or more times per week.

True or False? Structure-function claims on food labels must be approved by the FDA

False, structure-function claims can be made without FDA approval

Percent Daily Values (%DV)

Information on a Nutrition Facts Panel that identifies how much a serving of food contributes to your overall intake of the nutrients listed on the label; based on an energy intake of 2,000 Calories per day.

The nutrition facts panel identifies which of the following?

The %DV of select nutrients in a serving of the packaged food.

MyPyramid

The graphic representation of the USDA Food Guide

Nutrition Facts Panel

The label on a food package that contains the nutrition information required by the FDA (5 sections)

Nutrition Information

The nutrition facts panel contains the nutrition information required by the FDA. An explanation of the components of the Nutrition facts panel follows.

True or False? Discretionary Calories are the extra amount of energy a person can consume after meeting all essential needs through eating nutrient-dense foods.

True.

True or False? The USDA Food Guide classifies beans, peas, and lentils in both the vegetables group and the meat and beans group.

True.

The name and address of the food manufacturer, packer, or distributor

You can use this information to find out more details about a food product and to contact the company if there is something wrong with the product or you suspect that it has caused an illness.

Adequate Diet

a diet that provides enough of the energy, nutrients, and fiber needed to maintain a person's health.

Functional Food

a food or food component that provides a health benefit beyond basic nutrition

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

a set of principles developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to assist Americans in designing a healthful diet and lifestyle. These guidelines are updated every 5 years.

Discretionary Calories

a term used in the USDA Food Guide that represents the extra amount of energy you can consume after you have met all of your essential needs by consuming the most nutrient-dense foods that are low-fat or fat-free and that have no added sugars.

The USDA Food Guide recommends eating...

at least half of your grains as whole grains each day

MyPyramid is intended to help Americans do what?

eat in moderation, eat a variety of foods, consume the right proportion of each recommended food group, personalize their eating plan, increase their physical activity, and set goals for gradually improving their food choices and lifestyle.

Variety

eating a lot of different foods each day.

Moderation

eating any foods in moderate amounts- not too much and not too little

True or False? For most foods, the USDA has written a standardize definition of a serving size.

false, there is no standardized definition for a serving size for foods.

Nutrient-dense foods

foods that provide the most nutrients for the least amount of energy (Calories)

What does it mean to choose foods for their nutrient density?

foods with a lot of nutrients per Calorie, such as fish, are more nutritious than foods with fewer nutrients per Calorie, such as candy.

An adequate diet

provides enough of the energy, nutrients, and fiber to maintain a person's health.

Statement of Identity

the common name of the product or an appropriate identification of the food product must be prominently displayed on the label. Tells us what the product really is.

Ingredient List

the ingredients must be listed by their common names, in descending order by weight.

The Net Contents of Package

the quantity of the food product in the entire package must be accurately described. Info may be listed as weight, volume, or numerical count.

Nutrient density

the relative amount of nutrients per amount of energy (or number of Calories)

Serving Size and servings per container

this section describes the serving size in a common household measure (a cup) and a metric measure (such as grams), as well as how many servings are contained in the package.

Calories and Calories from fat per servings

this section describes the total number of calories and the total number of calories that come from fat in 1 serving of that food.

List of nutrients

this section states the nutrients this food contains.

Footnote

this section tells you that the %DV are based on a 2,000- Calorie diet and that your needs may be higher or lower based on your caloric needs.