Chapter 2: Review Questions & Extras

Percent daily value (%DV) on processed food packages is:

Developed specifically for use on food labels

What is true with regard to a healthy diet?

1. A healthy diet emphasizes nutrient-dense over energy-dense foods. 2. Provides calories and nutrients in amounts necessary to promote good health. 3. It is characterized by adequacy, balance, variety, and moderation.

Mrs. Morgan is a 60-year-old African American woman with hypertension. The registered dietitian helped her establish an individualized meal plan that includes _____ mg of sodium. 3000 1000 2300 1500

1500

The first food guide to caution against dietary excesses was developed in: 1992. 1979. 1960. 1941.

1979 (Hassle-Free Daily Food Guide)

Which of the following choices is the BEST example of a food that has a low energy density? saltine crackers an orange dry-roasted peanuts bread

An orange

Pregnant women who live farther away from a full-service grocery store: buy fewer sweet treats have better health status consume more fruits and vegetables are more likely to give birth to overweight babies

Are more likely to give birth to overweight babies

A healthy diet is likely to be: balanced across food groups low in fruits and vegetables high in salt high in protein

Balanced across food groups

The DGAs recommended that sodium intake should:

Be restricted to 1500 milligrams/day for individuals with high blood presure

On a nutrition label, the list of ingredients:

Begins with the ingredient that comprises the highest proportion of the product's weight

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 contains more calories is low in fiber is high in fat

Contains a larger volume of food

Foods typically available in food deserts provide people with food that contains excess amounts of all of the following EXCEPT: calories added sugars fiber sodium

Fiber

The U.S. government agency that regulates food and dietary supplement labels is the: Institute of Medicine Food and Drug Administration Federal Trade Commission U.S. Department of Agriculture

Food and Drug Administration

The food with the lowest energy density is a(an): fresh apple apple cake candy apple apple pie

Fresh apple

An example of an ultra-processed food is: frozen vegetables roasted peanuts a frozen dinner canned beans

Frozen dinner

Emphasizing nutrient-dense foods and reducing intake of energy-dense foods while meeting overall energy needs typically results in:

Greater likelihood of achieving recommended intake of essential nutrients

Currently, health claims that can appear on food labels:

Have been approved by the FDA

Miguel replaced his usual snack of potato chips with a fresh orange. His snack is now: lower in water higher in calories higher in protein higher in fiber

Higher in fiber

All of the following are true regarding the USDA MyPlate food guide, EXCEPT: a. It replaced the Food Guide Pyramid in 2011 b. It has an online website to help individualize recommendations c. It is designed to depict food choices across food groups at meals d. It is designed specifically for use by children rather than adults

It is designed specifically for use by children rather than adults

All healthy diets have a few qualities in common. Which quality is LEAST associated with healthy diets? balanced across food groups and macronutrients adequate amounts of calories and essential nutrients omission of one or more food groups a variety of foods

Omission of one or more food groups

All of the following are primary factors used to determine the energy density of a food EXCEPT: phytonutrients fat fiber water

Phytonutrients

A food that is altered from its natural state (e.g. canning, freezing, milling) is referred to as: processed energy dense nutrient dense fortified

Processed

The World Health Organization's dietary guidelines:

Reinforce recommendations from other countries around the world

Because Andy has high blood pressure and heart disease, he must lower his intake of potassium sodium vitamin K folic acid

Sodium

"Calcium builds strong bones" is an example of a _____ claim on a food label. structure/function health claim disease claim nutrient claim

Structure/function

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) are characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT: a. They are updated every 10 years b. They are science-based guidelines to promote health and reduce risk of chronic disease c. They stress consumption of nutrient-dense foods d. They encourage limiting added sugar intake to 10% of total calories

They are updated every 10 years; it's every 5 years

By choosing different foods within each food group, Sonya ensures _____ in her diet. moderation balance adequacy variety

Variety

The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) of 1990 requires all of the following, EXCEPT: a. Having health claims approved by the FDA before they are used on food labels b. Listing ingredients in a food product on the label c. Using a standardized Nutrition Facts Panel on food products d. Warning if a food product contains excessive amounts of sugar or sodium

Warning if a food product contains excessive amounts of sugar or sodium