NUTRITION AND YOU 4TH EDITION FINAL
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
◉ Food Guidance systems.
Answer: Visual diagrams that provide a variety of food
recommendations to help create a well-balanced diet.
◉ Categories of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Answer: Adequate Nutrients within Calorie needs, Weight
Management, Physical Activity, Food Groups to Encourage, Fats,
Carbs, Sodium & Potassium, Alcoholic Beverages, Food Safety
◉ MyPyramid.
Answer: A food guidance system that illustrates the
recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the
DRI nutrient goals
◉ MyPlate.
Answer: a tool that depicts five food groups using a visual of a place
setting.
.gov website
, ◉ proportionality.
Answer: The relationship of one entity to another. Grains, fruits, and
vegetables should be consumed in higher proportion than oils and
meats in the diet
◉ nutrient density.
Answer: The amount of nutrients per calorie in a given food.
Nutrient-dense foods provide more nutrients per calorie than less
nutrient-dense foods.
◉ discretionary calorie allowance.
Answer: calories left over in the diet once all nutrient needs have
been met from basic food groups.
◉ Exchange list for meal planning.
Answer: A grouping of foods, in specific proportions, according to
their carb, protein and fat composition to ensure that each food in
the group contributes a similar amount of calories per serving.
◉ Daily Values (DVs).
Answer: Established reference level of nutrients, based on a 2000
calorie diet that are used on food labels.
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
◉ Food Guidance systems.
Answer: Visual diagrams that provide a variety of food
recommendations to help create a well-balanced diet.
◉ Categories of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Answer: Adequate Nutrients within Calorie needs, Weight
Management, Physical Activity, Food Groups to Encourage, Fats,
Carbs, Sodium & Potassium, Alcoholic Beverages, Food Safety
◉ MyPyramid.
Answer: A food guidance system that illustrates the
recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the
DRI nutrient goals
◉ MyPlate.
Answer: a tool that depicts five food groups using a visual of a place
setting.
.gov website
, ◉ proportionality.
Answer: The relationship of one entity to another. Grains, fruits, and
vegetables should be consumed in higher proportion than oils and
meats in the diet
◉ nutrient density.
Answer: The amount of nutrients per calorie in a given food.
Nutrient-dense foods provide more nutrients per calorie than less
nutrient-dense foods.
◉ discretionary calorie allowance.
Answer: calories left over in the diet once all nutrient needs have
been met from basic food groups.
◉ Exchange list for meal planning.
Answer: A grouping of foods, in specific proportions, according to
their carb, protein and fat composition to ensure that each food in
the group contributes a similar amount of calories per serving.
◉ Daily Values (DVs).
Answer: Established reference level of nutrients, based on a 2000
calorie diet that are used on food labels.
