Nutrient Recommendations
a set of values for the dietary nutrient intakes of healthy people commonly used for planning and assessing diets.
What is dietary reference intakes (DRI)
all packaged foods must list these in descending order of predominance by weight
What are ingredients
Sugars, starches and fiber
What are dietary carbohydrates
These provide no energy yet help facilitate energy release in the body.
What are vitamins and minerals?
A food group plan that builds a diet from categories of food similar in nutrient content.
What is the USDA Food Patterns
a set of values reflecting the average daily amounts of nutrients considered adequate to meet known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people.
What is Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)
reference values developed specifically for use on the food label.
What are daily values
When calculating the energy from a specific food containing carbohydrates, protein and fats you may find these numbers helpful- 4, 4, and 9
What is the number of kcals per gram of carbs, protein and fats?
The medium in which all body processes take place.
What is water?
The difference between the number of kcals to supply nutrients and those needed to maintain weight.
What are discretionary kcalories?
a set of values used that are used as guides for nutrient intakes when scientific evidence is insufficient to determine an RDA
What is Adequate Intake (AI)
This government entity developed the daily values
What is the FDA
It is recommended that healthy individuals consume 20-35% of their calories from this nutrient.
What is fat?
Fruits are a good source of this fat soluble vitamin.
What is vitamin A?
These can be considered a vegetable or a protein.
What are legumes?
a set of values reflecting the highest average daily nutrient intake levels that are likely to pose no risk of toxicity to almost all healthy individuals
What is Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL)
Vitamin D and potassium
What are two nutrients added to the proposed new food label.
These two nutrients are considered inorganic.
What is minerals and water?
Low intakes of this mineral in conjunction with high intakes of sodium, raise blood pressure and increase risk of death from heart disease or stroke.
What is potassium?
A golf ball, a baseball and a deck of cards
What are easy ways to estimate portion sizes?
golf ball=1/4c
baseball=1 cup
deck of cards= 3 oz
Used in nutrition research and policymaking and as the basis on which RDA values are set.
What are Estimated Average Requirements (EAR)
This describes the relationship of a food or food components to a disease or health related condition.
What is a health claim
Lysine
What is an essential amino acid?
This trace mineral is part of the hormone insulin
What is zinc
These are set once each decade.
What is the Healthy People program?