Guidelines for Healthy Eating – Flashcards
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Fresh fruit can be contaminated by the water used to wash it.
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Organic foods tend to have higher levels of nutrients than nonorganic foods.
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Referencing the product below, what is one serving size in cups?
Brown rice: 20 cups of rice per container
Servings per container: 40
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1/2 cup
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Acne is caused by __________.
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Hormones
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1 in 4 daily calories should come from fat.
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Nutritional labels list only healthy nutrients.
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The expiration date on a product refers to the last date a product should be __________.
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Used before chances of spoiling increase
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The acronym FDA stands for __________.
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Food and Drug Administration
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Weight gain occurs when a person consumes too much/many __________.
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Calories
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What's the BEST method of approaching a nutrition myth?
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Doing your own research
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Which of the following is a healthy fat?
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Polyunsaturated fat
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Since Claire rarely exercises, she should increase the number of calories she eats.
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Compare and contrast what types of food products the USDA and FDA regulate. Give an example of each.
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The USDA is responsible for regulating meat and agricultural products. Examples include cuts of beef and produce like spinach. The FDA is responsible for regulating other food and health-related items. Examples include processed foods and diet pills.
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Food that is cooked properly can no longer be contaminated.
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Explain the difference between nutrient-dense foods and calorie-dense foods. Give an example of each.
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Calorie-dense foods are essentially junk foods that are high in calories and high in fat, sugars, or salts. They have little nutritional value and are often called empty calories. Examples of calorie-dense food, or junk food, include soda, cake, pepperoni pizza, and frosted cereals. Nutrient-dense foods have a lot of nutrients for the amount of energy it provides. Nutrient-dense foods include items such as veggie pizza, fresh fruit, 100% fruit juice, and oatmeal.
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Overweight people tend to have faster resting metabolism
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Foods labeled "fat free" can actually contain less than 0.5 grams of fat.
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Which of the following must be TRUE for a grain to be called whole?
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The grain contains all three parts of the kernel.
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Explain the difference between the columns commonly found on nutrition labels called "As Packaged" and "As Prepared." Why do some products have both and others only have "As Packaged"?
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Nutritional information in the "As Packaged" column is just that: it's a measure of the raw components in a box or processed item. However, on packages with both columns, it's usually not recommended or expected to consume without additional preparation. "As Prepared" takes into account other components that need to be added to the package in order to make it. An example of this could be a cake mix: cake usually requires eggs, butter, or milk in addition to the cake mix. The "As Prepared" column attempts to take these added nutritional sources into account. Simply, "As Packaged" refers to how the nutritional content of the food marketed, and "As Prepared" refers to the nutritional content of the food when it's ready for consumption.
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Why do you think the FDA requires some products to have an "As Prepared" label?
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The main reason for including this label is so consumers can be informed when making dietary decisions. For example, a "Hamburger Helper"-type box meal may say it only has 400 calories per serving as packaged. However, once a person gets around to adding all the additional ingredients that didn't come in the box, it may double or even triple the amount of calories per serving.
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According to the Direct Instruction, what is the recommended amount of servings for milk or milk products per day?
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3 cups
