ANSWERS
DRIsc(DietarycReferencecIntakes)c-ccorrectcanswer--
cAcsetcofcnutritionalcreferencecvaluescforcthecUnitedcStatescandcCanadacthatcappliesctoch
ealthycpeople.
-cAddressescpreventioncofcchroniccdietcrelatedcissues.
-cDifferscdependingconcagecandcgender.
RDAc(RecommendedcDietarycAllowance)c-ccorrectcanswer--
cthecaveragecdailycintakeclevelcestimatedctocmeetcthecneedscofcnearlycallcpeoplecincaccert
aincgroup.cAimcforcthiscamount!
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cUsecthiscforcplanningcfamilycmealscsufficientcforcinfants,cchildren,cadultscandcelderlycfam
ilycmembers.
AMDRc(AcceptablecMacronutrientcDistributioncRange)c-ccorrectcanswer-
recommendedcrangecofccarbohydrate,cfat,candcproteincintakecexpressedcascacpercenta
gecofctotalcenergy
AMDRcRangecforcCarbsc-ccorrectcanswer-45-65%
AMDRcrangecforcproteinc-ccorrectcanswer-10-35%
AMDRcrangecforcfatsc-ccorrectcanswer-20-35%
ULc(TolerablecUppercIntakecLevel)c-ccorrectcanswer--
cThechighestclevelcofcdailycconsumptioncofcacnutrientcthatccurrentcdatachascshownctoccau
secnocsideceffectscinchumans.
-cEnsurescpeoplecdocnotctakecharmfulcamounts
-cUsedcaclotcincsupplements
EARc(EstimatedcAveragecRequirement)c-ccorrectcanswer--
cthecaveragecdailycnutrientcintakeclevelcestimatedctocmeetcthecrequirementcofchalfctheche
althycindividualscincacparticularclifecstagecorcgendercgroup
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cUsedctocguidecrecommendationsc&cmenucplanningcforcCOMMUNITIES,cinccombination
cwithcuppercintakeclevels
Nutritionc-ccorrectcanswer-
Thecsciencecofchowcfoodscaffectcthechumancbodyctocpromotechealthcandcpreventcdiseas
e
, 6cclassescofcnutrientsc-ccorrectcanswer-1.cWater
2.cVitamins
3.cMinerals
4.cprotein
5.cfatsc-clipids
6.ccarbohydrates
4cthingscthatcachealthycfullcdietccontainsc-ccorrectcanswer-1.cAdequatecenergycintake
2.cVariety
3.cFiber
4.cAdequatechydration
ChoosecMycPlatec-ccorrectcanswer-
USDAcfoodcgroupingcsystemcthatcguidescnutritioncandchealth
NutritionalcBenefitcofcfruitsc&cveggiesc-ccorrectcanswer--
cProvidecphytonutrientscthatcreducecthecriskcofcsomectypescofccancer.
-cHighcFiber
-cHighcvitamins/minerals
-clowccalories
Numbercofcrecommendedcservingcofcfruitscandcveggiescpercdayc-ccorrectcanswer-
9cServings
Increasingcthecamountcofccolorfulcveggiescreducescthecriskcofc__________c-
ccorrectcanswer-stroke
Strategiescforcbalancedcmealcplanningconcacbudgetc-ccorrectcanswer--
cbuyingccannedcveggiescincbulk
-cbuyingconlycthecamountcofcfreshcveggiescthatccancbeceatencatcthectime
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cbuyingcveggiescwholecandcpreparing/trimmingcthemcatchomec(precutcveggiescarecmorec
expensive)
-cGrowcveggiescandcherbscatchome
-cbuyconlycincseasoncveggies
Truec-ccorrectcanswer-
SkimcMilkchascroughlycthecsamecamountcofccalciumcandcproteincascwholecmilk
Dietarycrecommendationscforcwholecgraincintakec-ccorrectcanswer-
Onechalfcofcallcgraincproductscshouldcbecwholecgraincproducts
Considerchowcthecfollowingcmealccancbecimproved:
Omeletcwithccheese
toastedcEnglishcmuffin
1ct.call-fruitcpreserves
1/2clargecgrapefruit
1ccupcwholecmilkc-ccorrectcanswer--cuseceggcwhitescforcomlet
-creplaceccheesecwithcveggiescincthecomelets