What is the one food group that Americans consume the proper amount of?
Dairy
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What was the goal of the new MyPyramid?
To encourage dietary and physical activity behavior change among American consumers
100
This vitamin keeps eyes and skin healthy.
Vitamin C
100
How many cases of food borne illnesses are reported in the US every year?
76 million
100
What are the 3 main foods that don't need labels?
bacon, frozen veggies and roasted peanuts
200
How much artificial sweetner does the average American consume every year?
50 pounds!
200
What colors of vegetables are you suppose to eat more of?
Dark greens and orange vegetables
200
What can function as the building blocks for bones, muscles, cartilage, skin and blood?
Protein
200
What is expected to happen in the year 2030?
Food production will exceed population growth
200
Name 2 benefits from having the label of origin.
Makes it easier to locate when there is contamination outbreak, choice of eating local or imported goods
300
Between 1970 and 2000, the number of calories American's were eating increased, by what percents did they increase?
Women-22%
Men- 7%
300
What is one benefit of the Mypyramid?
It offers consumers a more personalized approach to healthy eating and physical activity. You can see exactly what you need and it shows you what types of foods you should eat.
300
To create a MyPyramid Plan, list three pieces of information you need to fill out to get your results.
Weight, height, gender, age, amount of exercise
300
What did the 1992 Policy of the FDA that was said in the presentation consist of?
Bioengineered foods under development must consult with the FDA
300
What is the name of the law that was passed on September 30th?