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HOSA - NUTRITION QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
Provide Energy, Build and Repair Body Tissue, Regulate Body
Processes— Ans: Three main functions of the 6 essential nutrients
Carbs, Proteins, and Fats— Ans: Nutrients used primarily to provide
energy
Proteins, Vitamins, and Minerals— Ans: Nutrients used mainly to repair
body tissues
low-nutrient-density foods— Ans: Potato Chips, cakes, sodas, and candy
are
heart disease— Ans: Cumulative effect of a high-fat diet could be
Organic— Ans: Products grown without pesticides
Fat— Ans: Organic Nutrient
Weight— Ans: Anthropocentric measures include
African American Foods— Ans: Down-home breads are served with most
meals. Black-eyed peas, okra, sweet potatoes, peanuts, corn, green
beans, and peppers are important. Pork, chicken, fried fish.
too much fat, sodium, and carbs.
deficient in iron, calcium, fiber, potassium, vitamin C.
French American Foods— Ans: Cajun. Lacking calcium, vitamins D, E,
and C
Mexican Foods— Ans: Beans, rice, tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, chilies.
Pork, goat, garlic, wheat, refritos, avacoadoes, cheese. Flan is a favorite
dessert.
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Lacking vitamin C. Calcium intake is low because of lactose intolerance.
Puerto Rican— Ans: Corn, wheat, seafood, beef, pork, rice, olive oil,
chicken, pinto beans, and okra. Plantains, green bananas, potatoes,
squash, taro, and breadfruit. Pineapple, mango, papayas, guava, and
coconut.
Not enough calcium.
Italian Foods— Ans: pasta, rice, beans, olives, fruits, vegetables,
seafood. Beef is seldom. Salami, veal and pork is favored. cheese is
important. fat is usually olive oil. dessert is fruit.
Greek Foods— Ans: Salads. Bread is the basis. fruity olive oil. seafood,
lamb, goat, and pork.
North European foods— Ans: large servings of meat. little sides of
vegetables and starch. greens, potatoes, beets, mushrooms, barley,
plums, rye. sausages, cheese, dark bread, dairy. pickled herring.
needs more vitamins, minerals, fiber
central european foods— Ans: pork and chicken are common. beef
sausage and fish are popular too. cabbage sauerkraut, carrots, turnips,
potatoes, beans, lentils, onions. spatzle, dark bread, and muesli are main
carbs. eggs and dairy.
needs fewer fat
middle eastern foods— Ans: lamb. pita, flat, sourdough breads.
legumes. chickpeas/hummus. dairy. fruits, dates, figs.
need more vitamins, minerals, fiber
chinese foods— Ans: 5 essential grains: rice, soybeans, barley, wheat,
millet. many vegetables. protein is from seaood, eggs, pork, chicken,
beef, tofu.
soysauce contributes to high blood pressure.
HOSA - NUTRITION QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
Provide Energy, Build and Repair Body Tissue, Regulate Body
Processes— Ans: Three main functions of the 6 essential nutrients
Carbs, Proteins, and Fats— Ans: Nutrients used primarily to provide
energy
Proteins, Vitamins, and Minerals— Ans: Nutrients used mainly to repair
body tissues
low-nutrient-density foods— Ans: Potato Chips, cakes, sodas, and candy
are
heart disease— Ans: Cumulative effect of a high-fat diet could be
Organic— Ans: Products grown without pesticides
Fat— Ans: Organic Nutrient
Weight— Ans: Anthropocentric measures include
African American Foods— Ans: Down-home breads are served with most
meals. Black-eyed peas, okra, sweet potatoes, peanuts, corn, green
beans, and peppers are important. Pork, chicken, fried fish.
too much fat, sodium, and carbs.
deficient in iron, calcium, fiber, potassium, vitamin C.
French American Foods— Ans: Cajun. Lacking calcium, vitamins D, E,
and C
Mexican Foods— Ans: Beans, rice, tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, chilies.
Pork, goat, garlic, wheat, refritos, avacoadoes, cheese. Flan is a favorite
dessert.
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Lacking vitamin C. Calcium intake is low because of lactose intolerance.
Puerto Rican— Ans: Corn, wheat, seafood, beef, pork, rice, olive oil,
chicken, pinto beans, and okra. Plantains, green bananas, potatoes,
squash, taro, and breadfruit. Pineapple, mango, papayas, guava, and
coconut.
Not enough calcium.
Italian Foods— Ans: pasta, rice, beans, olives, fruits, vegetables,
seafood. Beef is seldom. Salami, veal and pork is favored. cheese is
important. fat is usually olive oil. dessert is fruit.
Greek Foods— Ans: Salads. Bread is the basis. fruity olive oil. seafood,
lamb, goat, and pork.
North European foods— Ans: large servings of meat. little sides of
vegetables and starch. greens, potatoes, beets, mushrooms, barley,
plums, rye. sausages, cheese, dark bread, dairy. pickled herring.
needs more vitamins, minerals, fiber
central european foods— Ans: pork and chicken are common. beef
sausage and fish are popular too. cabbage sauerkraut, carrots, turnips,
potatoes, beans, lentils, onions. spatzle, dark bread, and muesli are main
carbs. eggs and dairy.
needs fewer fat
middle eastern foods— Ans: lamb. pita, flat, sourdough breads.
legumes. chickpeas/hummus. dairy. fruits, dates, figs.
need more vitamins, minerals, fiber
chinese foods— Ans: 5 essential grains: rice, soybeans, barley, wheat,
millet. many vegetables. protein is from seaood, eggs, pork, chicken,
beef, tofu.
soysauce contributes to high blood pressure.
