NR 228 Nutrition Exam 1 UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Food preference - CORRECT ANSWER - Those foods we choose to eat when all foods
are available at the same time and in the same quantity. Determined by genetic and
environmental effects.
Food choice - CORRECT ANSWER - This concerns the specific foods that are convenient
to choose when we are actually ready to eat; rarely are all our preferred foods available at the
same time to satisfy our preferences. These are restricted by convenience.
Food liking - CORRECT ANSWER - Considers what food we really like to eat. We may
want to eat foods that enhance our health, but we like to eat chocolate cake.
Hunger - CORRECT ANSWER - The inability to access enough food to feel nourished
and satisfied.
Variety - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the four themes of MyPlate recommendations.
This involves eating food from all food groups and subgroups.
Proportionality - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the four themes of MyPlate
recommendations. It involves eating more of some foods (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fat-
free or low-fat milk products) and less of others (foods high in saturated or trans fats, added
sugars, cholesterol salt, and alcohol).
Moderation - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the four themes of MyPlate
recommendations. Choose types of foods that limit intake of saturated or trans fats, added sugars,
cholesterol, salt, and alcohol.
Activity - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the four themes of MyPlate recommendations.
Be physically active every day.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Food preference - CORRECT ANSWER - Those foods we choose to eat when all foods
are available at the same time and in the same quantity. Determined by genetic and
environmental effects.
Food choice - CORRECT ANSWER - This concerns the specific foods that are convenient
to choose when we are actually ready to eat; rarely are all our preferred foods available at the
same time to satisfy our preferences. These are restricted by convenience.
Food liking - CORRECT ANSWER - Considers what food we really like to eat. We may
want to eat foods that enhance our health, but we like to eat chocolate cake.
Hunger - CORRECT ANSWER - The inability to access enough food to feel nourished
and satisfied.
Variety - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the four themes of MyPlate recommendations.
This involves eating food from all food groups and subgroups.
Proportionality - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the four themes of MyPlate
recommendations. It involves eating more of some foods (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fat-
free or low-fat milk products) and less of others (foods high in saturated or trans fats, added
sugars, cholesterol salt, and alcohol).
Moderation - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the four themes of MyPlate
recommendations. Choose types of foods that limit intake of saturated or trans fats, added sugars,
cholesterol, salt, and alcohol.
Activity - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the four themes of MyPlate recommendations.
Be physically active every day.
