Values for the essential nutrients needed to maintain good health, prevent chronic diseases and avoid unhealthy excesses
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What is the importance of the Dietary Guidelines?
To improve the quality of American's diets
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2,000 calories How many calories are the Daily Values based off of on a Food Label?
2,000 calories
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Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Proteins, and Dairy What are the five basic food groups on Myplate.gov
Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Proteins, and Dairy
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If a granola bar has a source of fiber that 4% of the daily value would it be a good source of fiber?
No, it is less than 5%
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What are the 5 Reference Values?
Estimated Average Requirement, Recommended Dietary Allowance, Adequate Intake, Tolerable Upper Intake level, and Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range
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2010 When did the most current Dietary Guidelines for Americans come out?
2010
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Name three things that food labels must contain?
Calories, Sat fat, Trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, Carbs, Fiber, Sugar, Protein, Vitamins, Iron, Calcium
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True True or False, Vegetables and Fruits should be consumed in a higher proportion than Proteins and Dairy
True
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True True or False, the FDA requires a food label on all packaged foods?
True
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What are the Goals of the Dietary Reference Intakes?
Goals should be to meet the RDA and AI requirements
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Name the 6 health concerns that the Dietary Guidelines helps to lower the risk of
high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, certain cancers and osteoporosis
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Special K cereal carries a "high-fiber" claim on its label. This is an example of what type of claim?
Nutrient Claim
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Refers to food that are high in energy but low in weight or volume What is Energy Density?
Refers to food that are high in energy but low in weight or volume
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What is a Structure/Function claim
Describes how a nutrient or dietary fiber affects the structure of the human body
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What is the Estimated Average Intake? (EAR)
The EAR is the amount of a nutrient that would meet the needs of half of the individuals in a specific age and gender group
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What are the two overarching concepts of the Dietary Guidelines
What are the two overarching concepts of the Dietary Guidelines? Maintain calories balance over time to sustain a healthy weight, and to consume more nutrient rich foods
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Vitamin A and C Out of Vitamin A, E, C, and D, which two must legally be on food labels?
Vitamin A and C
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False True or False? Individuals with low-energy dense and high nutrient dense foods will generally have diets Higher in fats & sugars and higher in nutrient content
False
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True or False, If you are 52 and have Diabetes, you should have a diet low in fatty acids and high in sodium
False
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What Reference value is needed to find the RDA?
EAR
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What is a good replacement for solid fats in your diet?
Oils
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Yes, anything over 20% is considered a good source If a serving of Yoohoo Chocolate Milk has 27% of your daily value of Calcium, is this considered a good source of the nutrient?
Yes, anything over 20% is considered a good source
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Garden Salad A garden salad is larger than a potato chip, a chip is higher in solid fats and calories, so which would be a more energy dense food?
Garden Salad
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What are Nutrient claims good for?
Helps the buyer decide which foods are better for their diet at a quick glance