1. What is the difference between hunger and appetite?: Hunger: Internal
drive that prompts negative sensations for us to find food and eat
Appetite: External drive that is a positive sensation; a desire to consume
specific foods.
2. List two examples of Cognitive external forces that can influence eating
habits and comment on your personal experience with each of them.:
Habits, Comfort foods, Advertising, Social Factors, Nutritional Value
3. 1. is the internal drive to find and eat food. Often
,experi- enced as a 2. sensation.: 1. Hunger
2. negative
4. Vitamins are considered both:
a. Macronutrients and Inorganic
b. Macronutrients and Organic
c. Micronutrients and Organic
d. Micronutrients and Inorganic: b. Macronutrients and Organic
5. Define macronutrients: nutrients needed in large amounts in the body
6. If a fudge brownie has 14 grams of carbohydrates, 2 gram of protein
and 9 grams of fat. How many calories are in the brownie?: 14 x 4 = 56
2x4=8
9 x 9 = 81
,56 + 8 + 81 = 145 calories
7. The current recommendation to maintain your body weight is 2000
calories daily. You should not consume any more than 65% of your calories
from carbohydrates. How many grams of carbohydrates should you eat in
a day?: 325 grams
(2000 x .65 = 1300)
1300 calories / 4 = 325 grams of carbs
8. 1. The state of nutrition can be achieved by eating
a variety of foods which provide all the essential nutrients.
2. Malnutrition can either be a nutritional state of or
nutrition.: 1. desirable
2. A. over B. under
, 9. An individual's health can be assessed using the ABCDEs of nutritional
assessment. Give a brief description of what A stands for.:
Anthropometrics- measurements of body composition such as height and
weight
10. According to MyPlate, what types of food should we increase in
our diet?: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low fat dairy
11. Based on the nutritional label shown below, how many calories would
you consume if you ate the entire container of macaroni and cheese?:
250 calories per serving x 2 servings per container = 500 calories
12. Specific parts of the GI tract include the (A) , esophagus,
stomach, (B) , large intestine and rectum. Other organs
such as the liver, (C) and pancreas aid in
digestion but are not considered part of the GI tract.: A. mouth
B. small intestine
C. gallbladder
13. Explain the cause and symptoms of heartburn.: Heartburn is a burning