WGU C787 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL
PAPER 2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ DRI (Daily Reference Intakes) Answer: Information about DRI
must be included in food labeling.
◉ RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) Answer: The estimated
amount of a nutrient (or calories) per day considered necessary.
◉ What is always found on a nutrition label in the US? Answer:
Serving size.
◉ AMDR (Acceptable Macronutrient Daily Range) Answer: It is a
range of percentages of calories that you should get from that
nutrient per day. For fats, carbs, and proteins only.
◉ Fats AMDR Answer: 20-35% of daily calories.
◉ Carbohydrates AMDR Answer: 45-65% of daily calories.
◉ Protein AMDR Answer: 10-35% of daily calories.
,◉ UL (Tolerable Upper Intake Level) Answer: The highest level of
daily consumption that current data has shown to cause no side
effects in humans; ensures people do not take harmful amounts.
◉ EAR (Estimated Average Requirement) Answer: Helps guide
recommendations and menu planning for communities in
combinations with upper intake levels.
◉ Half of MyPlate Answer: Fruits and vegetables.
◉ What is the nutritional benefit of fruits and vegetables? Answer:
They provide nutrients that reduce the risk some type of cancer.
◉ Vitamin B12 Answer: Not found in fruits and vegetables. Needs to
be consumed as a supplement to a vegetarian diet
◉ What strategy might be avoided due to expense for patients
looking to eat more healthfully on a budget? Answer: Buying frozen
meals.
◉ Skim milk Answer: Has roughly the same amount of calcium and
protein as whole milk.
, ◉ DRI for whole grains Answer: 1/2 of all grain consumed should be
whole grains.
◉ Trans fats and added sugar intake Answer: Should be minimized.
There is no DRI value.
◉ Recommended daily amount of protein intake Answer: 60 g/day.
◉ Protein food examples Answer: Garbanzo beans (Chickpeas), egg,
chicken breast, yogurt, cheese, ground beef, peanut butter, tofu
◉ What is the best choice for a combination of plant-based foods to
maximize healthy diet in a vegetarian diet? Answer: Legumes +
whole grain
◉ Might be more obviously labeled as sugars in the coming years
Answer: Anything ending in "-ose" and honey
◉ A high glycemic index carbohydrate Answer: Will cause a quick
return to hunger
◉ Glycemic Index (GI) Answer: A rating scale of the likelihood of
foods to increase BG. A low index would mean it raises BG slower
PAPER 2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ DRI (Daily Reference Intakes) Answer: Information about DRI
must be included in food labeling.
◉ RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) Answer: The estimated
amount of a nutrient (or calories) per day considered necessary.
◉ What is always found on a nutrition label in the US? Answer:
Serving size.
◉ AMDR (Acceptable Macronutrient Daily Range) Answer: It is a
range of percentages of calories that you should get from that
nutrient per day. For fats, carbs, and proteins only.
◉ Fats AMDR Answer: 20-35% of daily calories.
◉ Carbohydrates AMDR Answer: 45-65% of daily calories.
◉ Protein AMDR Answer: 10-35% of daily calories.
,◉ UL (Tolerable Upper Intake Level) Answer: The highest level of
daily consumption that current data has shown to cause no side
effects in humans; ensures people do not take harmful amounts.
◉ EAR (Estimated Average Requirement) Answer: Helps guide
recommendations and menu planning for communities in
combinations with upper intake levels.
◉ Half of MyPlate Answer: Fruits and vegetables.
◉ What is the nutritional benefit of fruits and vegetables? Answer:
They provide nutrients that reduce the risk some type of cancer.
◉ Vitamin B12 Answer: Not found in fruits and vegetables. Needs to
be consumed as a supplement to a vegetarian diet
◉ What strategy might be avoided due to expense for patients
looking to eat more healthfully on a budget? Answer: Buying frozen
meals.
◉ Skim milk Answer: Has roughly the same amount of calcium and
protein as whole milk.
, ◉ DRI for whole grains Answer: 1/2 of all grain consumed should be
whole grains.
◉ Trans fats and added sugar intake Answer: Should be minimized.
There is no DRI value.
◉ Recommended daily amount of protein intake Answer: 60 g/day.
◉ Protein food examples Answer: Garbanzo beans (Chickpeas), egg,
chicken breast, yogurt, cheese, ground beef, peanut butter, tofu
◉ What is the best choice for a combination of plant-based foods to
maximize healthy diet in a vegetarian diet? Answer: Legumes +
whole grain
◉ Might be more obviously labeled as sugars in the coming years
Answer: Anything ending in "-ose" and honey
◉ A high glycemic index carbohydrate Answer: Will cause a quick
return to hunger
◉ Glycemic Index (GI) Answer: A rating scale of the likelihood of
foods to increase BG. A low index would mean it raises BG slower
