NUSC 1165 EXAM 1 2026 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
QUESTION BANK DETAILED RESPONSES
◉ True/False: it is healthier to eat out than at home.
Answer: False
◉ How healthy is the American diet?.
Answer: Americans consume large portions to feel fulfilled and
satisfied with the price they are paying
◉ Foods that are under consumed.
Answer: whole grains
veggies, fruits
◉ Foods that are over consumed.
Answer: Meat
Fat
Sugars
These all contribute to diseases like diabetes
◉ essential nutrients.
,Answer: nutrients necessary for normal body functioning that must
be obtained from food
◉ fortified foods.
Answer: foods in which nutrients are added that did not originally
exist in the food, or which existed in insignificant amounts
Ex. enriched grains
◉ dietary supplements.
Answer: product that is ingested in the diet
vitamins, minerals, amino acids
pill-form
◉ nonessential dietary nutrients.
Answer: substances that are not essential but beneficial
Ex. lecithin- found in egg yolks- needed for nerves
Ex. phytochemicals- found in plant foods
Ex. zoochemical- found in animal foods
◉ energy yielding nutrients.
Answer: carbs, fats, proteins
, ◉ Macronutrients.
Answer: nutrients required in large amounts
water carbohydrates, lipids, proteins
◉ Micronutrients.
Answer: nutrients required in small amounts
vitamins, calcium, and iron
◉ inorganic nutrients.
Answer: minerals and water
◉ organic molecules.
Answer: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins
◉ Carbohydrates.
Answer: simple and complex
energy: 4 kcal/g
fiber is a carb but body doesn't digest
◉ lipids.
Answer: oils, mayo, shortening, milk, fish
most energy dense: 9 kcal/g
QUESTION BANK DETAILED RESPONSES
◉ True/False: it is healthier to eat out than at home.
Answer: False
◉ How healthy is the American diet?.
Answer: Americans consume large portions to feel fulfilled and
satisfied with the price they are paying
◉ Foods that are under consumed.
Answer: whole grains
veggies, fruits
◉ Foods that are over consumed.
Answer: Meat
Fat
Sugars
These all contribute to diseases like diabetes
◉ essential nutrients.
,Answer: nutrients necessary for normal body functioning that must
be obtained from food
◉ fortified foods.
Answer: foods in which nutrients are added that did not originally
exist in the food, or which existed in insignificant amounts
Ex. enriched grains
◉ dietary supplements.
Answer: product that is ingested in the diet
vitamins, minerals, amino acids
pill-form
◉ nonessential dietary nutrients.
Answer: substances that are not essential but beneficial
Ex. lecithin- found in egg yolks- needed for nerves
Ex. phytochemicals- found in plant foods
Ex. zoochemical- found in animal foods
◉ energy yielding nutrients.
Answer: carbs, fats, proteins
, ◉ Macronutrients.
Answer: nutrients required in large amounts
water carbohydrates, lipids, proteins
◉ Micronutrients.
Answer: nutrients required in small amounts
vitamins, calcium, and iron
◉ inorganic nutrients.
Answer: minerals and water
◉ organic molecules.
Answer: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins
◉ Carbohydrates.
Answer: simple and complex
energy: 4 kcal/g
fiber is a carb but body doesn't digest
◉ lipids.
Answer: oils, mayo, shortening, milk, fish
most energy dense: 9 kcal/g
