The MyPyramid educational tool has been designed to:
  • Provide groupings of similar foods by their carbs, fat, protein, and calorie content.
  • Help diet-planning individuals to create a diet more closely following the USDA Food Guide
  • Is identical on every label. Lists the Daily Values standards.
  • They are based on the latest available scientific research.
Your sister has taken the Healthy Eating Index to evaluate her diet and has received a score ofWhat would the interpretation of her score be?
  • She needs to still improve her intake of foods to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations.
  • Health maintenance.Disease prevention.
  • Broccoli
  • Use the principle of the discretionary calorie allowance to plan their diet.Choose foods with high nutrient density in each food group.
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?
  • True
  • False
  • two
  • 21%
One of the best sources of lycopene is:
  • Flavonoids
  • Tomatoes
  • High-fat meat
  • Calorie Control
Characteristics of food groups plans include all of the following except:
  • To use as an educational tool to help consumers to understand USDA Food Guide.
  • They organize foods with respect to their nutrient contents and calorie amounts.
  • They contain phytochemicals for health so you should consider using them.
  • The more physically active you are, the greater your discretionary calorie allowance.
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.
  • Chicken with no skin
  • Stir-fry 1/2 cup tofu and 1 cup mixed vegetables on 1 cup cooked rice.
  • Research has shown the possible health benefits in cell and animal studies.
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.
  • The exchange list system.
  • Two
  • 21%
  • False
The Dietary Reference (DRI) are appropriately used for all the following except:
  • Estimating the nutrient needs of persons with medical problems.
  • is low in saturated fatprovides needed fats and oils
  • Are naturally low in fat and have no added fats or sugars.
  • Is identical on every label. Lists the Daily Values standards.
Any food providing 10% or more of the Daily Value for a nutrient is considered to be a " " source of the nutrient.
  • Good
  • True
  • Two
  • False
Which vegetable subgroup of the USDA Food Guide is not correctly matched with its target nutrients?
  • Orange and deep yellow vegetables-vitamin D.
  • Research has shown the possible health benefits in cell and animal studies.
  • Pork tenderloinGreen peasBrown RiceStrawberries
  • They are ideal for allowing comparisons among foods.
In the USDA Food Guide, one ounce of meat is equal to all of the following except:
  • 1/2 cup cooked legumes.
  • Endurance exercises.
  • Refined grainsadded sugars
  • High-fat meat
When determining the amounts of food to eat from each group in the USDA Food Guide each day, you need to remember that:
  • Estimating the nutrient needs of persons with medical problems.
  • Help diet-planning individuals to create a diet more closely following the USDA Food Guide
  • Research has shown the possible health benefits in cell and animal studies.
  • The recommended amounts will vary, depending on age, physical activity, and gender.
The Dietary Guidelines encourage Americans to consume less:
  • two
  • 1/2 cup cooked legumes.
  • Refined grainsadded sugars
  • Nutrient InformationAn ingredients list
Nutrient contents of packaged foods are stated on food labels as Daily Values.
  • True
  • False
The types of physical activity recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans include all of the following except:
  • Endurance exercises.
  • Stomach cancer.
  • 2,000 and 2,500
  • The exchange list system.
Currently, the DRI values for the minerals sodium and potassium, and other food constituents, are forthcoming.
  • True
  • False
What are the DRI designed for?
  • Will increase as the exercise activity increases.
  • She needs to still improve her intake of foods to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations.
  • Health maintenance.Disease prevention.
  • Broccoli
Foods that provide zero discretionary calories:
  • Is identical on every label. Lists the Daily Values standards.
  • Are naturally low in fat and have no added fats or sugars.
  • They sort foods by their carb contents only.
  • They are ideal for allowing comparisons among foods.
So far, the DRI committee has publsihed recommendations for the vitamins and minerals, along with those carbohydrates, fiber, lipids, proteins, water, and energy.
  • True
  • False
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?
  • Numbers and sizes of servings to choose each day.
  • Comparing similar food products based on nutrient components.Understanding the descriptive terms used on food labels.
  • 45-65
  • Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR)
Which of the following is the best and safest source of phytochemicals?
  • Flavonoids
  • Whole foods
  • They sort foods by their carb contents only.
  • MargarineGravyJelly
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?
  • Use the principle of the discretionary calorie allowance to plan their diet.Choose foods with high nutrient density in each food group.
  • Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR)
  • 45-65
  • Health maintenance.Disease prevention.
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.
  • The added fat absorbed by the batter in fried chicken does not contribute to discretionary calories.
  • Estimating the nutrient needs of persons with medical problems.
  • They organize foods with respect to their nutrient contents and calorie amounts.
The DRI Committee recommended a diet that contains " "%of its calories from carbohydrate.
  • 45-65
  • Have a serving of cooked carrots with her meal in addition to her salad.
  • Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR)
  • Use the principle of the discretionary calorie allowance to plan their diet.Choose foods with high nutrient density in each food group.
Amounts of which types of lipids must be listed on food labels?
  • High-fat meat
  • Trans fatcholesterol
  • Stomach cancer.
  • 1/2 cup cooked legumes.
The best way for a person to get all the essential nutrients and keep energy intake low is to:
  • She needs to still improve her intake of foods to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations.
  • Broccoli
  • True
  • Use the principle of the discretionary calorie allowance to plan their diet.Choose foods with high nutrient density in each food group.
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
  • You will need to carefully plan in detail what to eat for the best benefits.
  • Have a serving of cooked carrots with her meal in addition to her salad.
  • True
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.
  • Provide groupings of similar foods by their carbs, fat, protein, and calorie content.
  • fruits and vegetableswhole grains Nonfat or low-fat milk or milk products
  • Be suspicious because this is a structure/function claim requiring no advance approval.
Which of the following foods do not fit into any of the five major food groups in the USDA Food Guide?
  • Robert, a 20 year old with cystic fibrosis.
  • Whole foods
  • MargarineGravyJelly
  • Chicken with no skin
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are intended for healthy adults and children ages " " and older.
  • two
  • The recommended amounts will vary, depending on age, physical activity, and gender.
  • False
  • True
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.
  • The recommended amounts will vary, depending on age, physical activity, and gender.
  • Include a variety of fruits and vegetable containing phytochemicals in your diet.
  • Is identical on every label. Lists the Daily Values standards.
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:
  • Orange and deep yellow vegetables-vitamin D.
  • Pork tenderloinGreen peasBrown RiceStrawberries
  • Chocolate consumption reduces incidence of heart disease.
  • Include a variety of fruits and vegetable containing phytochemicals in your diet.
When planning a healthful diet, you should remember that:
  • Is identical on every label. Lists the Daily Values standards.
  • The more physically active you are, the greater your discretionary calorie allowance.
  • Help diet-planning individuals to create a diet more closely following the USDA Food Guide
  • is low in saturated fatprovides needed fats and oils
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.
  • The recommended amounts will vary, depending on age, physical activity, and gender.
  • They are based on the latest available scientific research.
  • Pork tenderloinGreen peasBrown RiceStrawberries
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?
  • Estimated Average Requirements.
  • MargarineGravyJelly
  • Robert, a 20 year old with cystic fibrosis.
  • Chicken with no skin
Exchange systems help primarily with:
  • High-fat meat
  • Carb content
  • Stomach cancer.
  • Calorie Control
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.
  • Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR)
  • Use the principle of the discretionary calorie allowance to plan their diet.Choose foods with high nutrient density in each food group.
  • Comparing similar food products based on nutrient components.Understanding the descriptive terms used on food labels.
In the exchange lists, vegetables are categorized according to:
  • False
  • Calorie Control
  • Carb content
  • Whole foods
For what purpose did the USDA develop the MyPyramid as a consumer tool?
  • They are based on the latest available scientific research.
  • fruits and vegetableswhole grains Nonfat or low-fat milk or milk products
  • The added fat absorbed by the batter in fried chicken does not contribute to discretionary calories.
  • To use as an educational tool to help consumers to understand USDA Food Guide.
A major guideline for healthy people is to limit calorie intakes and obtain more and varied selections of..
  • They organize foods with respect to their nutrient contents and calorie amounts.
  • fruits and vegetableswhole grains Nonfat or low-fat milk or milk products
  • The recommended amounts will vary, depending on age, physical activity, and gender.
  • Robert, a 20 year old with cystic fibrosis.
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.
  • She needs to still improve her intake of foods to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations.
  • Use the principle of the discretionary calorie allowance to plan their diet.Choose foods with high nutrient density in each food group.
  • Health maintenance.Disease prevention.
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)
  • Estimated Average Requirements.
  • Robert, a 20 year old with cystic fibrosis.
  • Endurance exercises.
If you were teaching someone with diabetes how to plan a diet to control carbs intakes, which of the following tools would you use?
  • Tolerable Upper Intake Levels.
  • Pork tenderloinGreen peasBrown RiceStrawberries
  • Chicken with no skin
  • The exchange list system.
Which of the following establishes population-wide average requirements used by nutrition policymakers?
  • Robert, a 20 year old with cystic fibrosis.
  • They are minimum requirements, not recommendations.
  • Estimated Average Requirements.
  • Chicken with no skin
The United States is among many countries that establish and publish guidelines for appropriate nutrient intakes.
  • True
  • False
If a nutrient does not have a Tolerable Upper Intake Level, this means that:
  • Nutrient InformationAn ingredients list
  • is low in saturated fatprovides needed fats and oils
  • They sort foods by their carb contents only.
  • Insufficient data exist to establish a value.
The DRI are international guidelines that are used around the world.
  • True
  • False
Recent research on the health benefits of flavanoids found in dark chocolate has shown all of the following except:
  • The recommended amounts will vary, depending on age, physical activity, and gender.
  • Chocolate consumption reduces incidence of heart disease.
  • Include a variety of fruits and vegetable containing phytochemicals in your diet.
  • They are based on the latest available scientific research.
On average, one should try to get 100% of the DRI for every nutrient to ensure an adequate intake over time.
  • True
  • False
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?
  • They contain phytochemicals for health so you should consider using them.
  • They organize foods with respect to their nutrient contents and calorie amounts.
  • Recent studies have mainly been done on laboratory animals so the benefits of increased intake are not known for humans.
  • Tolerable Upper Intake Levels.
An important role of the exchange system of categorizing foods is to:
  • Include a variety of fruits and vegetable containing phytochemicals in your diet.
  • Provide groupings of similar foods by their carbs, fat, protein, and calorie content.
  • The more physically active you are, the greater your discretionary calorie allowance.
  • Is identical on every label. Lists the Daily Values standards.
All of the following characteristics of exchange systems except:
  • They sort foods by their carb contents only.
  • They organize foods with respect to their nutrient contents and calorie amounts.
  • Nutrient InformationAn ingredients list
  • Is identical on every label. Lists the Daily Values standards.
The percentages of the Daily Values on food packages are given in terms of a person requiring " " calories each day.
  • Good
  • two
  • True
  • 2,000
Which of the following groups is de-emphasized in the USDA Food Guide?
  • False
  • Meats
  • They are minimum requirements, not recommendations.
  • Whole foods
Which of the following is characteristic of daily values?
  • MargarineGravyJelly
  • They are minimum requirements, not recommendations.
  • They are ideal for allowing comparisons among foods.
  • Whole foods
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?
  • Recent studies have mainly been done on laboratory animals so the benefits of increased intake are not known for humans.
  • Although the guidelines may help him with his blood pressure, he needs to consult his health care provider for recommendations.
  • They contain phytochemicals for health so you should consider using them.
  • Be suspicious because this is a structure/function claim requiring no advance approval.
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