MSU HNF 150 final exam 2024 with 100% correct answers

(nutrition basics) 1. Understand the concept of nutrient density and state how it can be used to determine the healthfulness of foods - correct answer -foods rich in nutrients relative to their energy content (calories), usually whole foods -higher nutrients and lower calories=nutrient dense 2. Identify the six classes of nutrients. Recall the energy yield (kcal/gram) for carbohydrate, protein, fat, and alcohol. Be able to do simple calculations using these values. - correct answer hydrates: 4kcal/g : 9 kcal/g ins: 4 kcal/g ins als -alcohol has 7kcal/g 3. Compare and contrast whole, processed, and enriched/fortified foods and recognize examples of each. - correct answer Whole foods: "basic foods" Milk products, meats, fish, vegetables, beans, fruits, grains -Processed: food subjected to any process or alterations. -Enriched: through processing food loss nutrients and then were "enriched" which adds nutrients back -Fortified: nutrients have been added that were not originally there. -Functional: contain bioactive food components. Believed to provide health benefits (reduced disease risk) Whole Foods - correct answer foods that have not been stripped of their nutrition by processing -nutrient dense