Exam 2: NR 228/ NR228 (NEW 2026/ 2027 Update) Nutrition, Health and Wellness Guide| Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) -Chamberlain

Examl 2:l NRl 228/l NR228l (NEWl 2026/l
2027l Update)l Nutrition,l Healthl andl
Wellnessl Guide|l Questionsl &l Answersl |l
Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Solutions)-Chamberlain

QUESTION
MyPlatel emphasizesl oilsl froml what?

Answer:
fishl andl plants


QUESTION
Recommendedl amountsl forl MyPlate

Answer:
Fruitsl -l 2l cups
Vegetables-l 2l 1/2l cups
Grains-l 6l oz
Dairy-l 3l cups
Protein-l 5l 1/2l oz


QUESTION
Whatl countsl asl 1l ozl ofl food?

Answer:
Slicel ofl bread
1l smalll tortilla
1l egg
1l Tbspl pb
1⁄2l cupl cookedl oatmeall
1⁄2l cupl cookedl brownl rice

,l 1⁄2l cupl cookedl grits
1l ozl tunal fish
1⁄4l cupl cookedl beans


QUESTION
Bloodl cholesteroll levelsl (Totall cholesteroll andl LDLl cholesterol)

Answer:
Totall cholesteroll
Desirablel =l <200l mg/dL
Borderline-highl =l 200-239l mg/dL
Highl =l greater/equall tol 240l mg/dL

LDLl cholesterol
Desirablel =l <130mg/dL
Borderline-highl =l 130-159l mg/dL
Highl =l greater/equall tol 160l mg/dL


QUESTION
Althoughl fatl isl morel efficientl atl beingl storedl inl thel bodyl thanl carbohydratesl andl
protein,l whatl isl itsl downfall?

Answer:
High-fatl foodsl arel lowl inl fiberl andl otherl nutrients


QUESTION
Essentiall fattyl acidl deficiency

Answer:
Mayl resultl froml followingl al fat-freel diet
-Linkedl tol healthl problemsl includingl Hairl loss,l Infertility,l Lowl bloodl plateletl levels,l
Impairedl vision,l Compromisedl brainl function,l Growthl retardationl inl children


QUESTION
Tol addressl dietaryl fatl intakel wel should...

Answer:
-choosel proteinl foodsl thatl arel leanl andl nutrient-dense

,-Choosel fat-freel orl low-fatl milkl andl milkl productsl
-consumel asl littlel dietaryl cholesteroll asl possiblel whilel consumingl al healthyl eatingl
patternl
-usel oilsl tol replacel solidl fatsl wherel possible
-keepl trans-fattyl acidl consumptionl asl lowl asl possiblel
-consumel lessl thatl 10%l ofl caloriesl froml saturatedl fattyl acidsl byl replacingl theml withl
monounsaturatedl andl polyunsaturatedl fattyl acids


QUESTION
Choosel myl plate.gov

Answer:
Providesl recommendationsl forl designingl al dietl thatl reflectsl thel DRIl andl Dietaryl
Guidlinesl forl Americansl recommendationsl forl fatl intakel withinl al well-balancedl diet


QUESTION
Fatl containsl _____l caloriesl perl gram

Answer:
9


QUESTION
Whatl isl oxidationl ofl fat?

Answer:
Processl wherel oxygenl attackl unsaturatedl bondsl causingl damagel thatl makesl theml rancid;l
rancidl fats-l odorl &l badl flavorl andl mayl causel illness


QUESTION
Whatl isl hydrogenation?

Answer:
Artificiallyl saturatingl fattyl acidsl byl addingl hydrogenl atl doublel bonds
—makesl fatl solidl andl morel stable,l providingl cookingl benefits
—Changesl fattyl acidsl froml cisl fattyl acidsl tol transl fattyl acids


QUESTION

, Naturall fatl replacersl include

Answer:
Simplesse:l madel froml blendingl proteinl froml milkl orl eggsl inl microparticulation
Carrageenan:l thickenerl extractedl froml seaweed


QUESTION
Syntheticl fatl replacersl include

Answer:
Salatrim:l 5l kcal/g
Olestra:l 0l kcal/g


QUESTION
Transl fattyl acidsl arel relatedl tol elevatedl ______l levels

Answer:
cholesteroll
—sol transl fattyl acidl contentl isl mandatoryl onl foodl labels


QUESTION
Dietl sourcesl ofl cholesteroll include

Answer:
Milk,l nonfat/skiml
Mayonnaise
Cottagel cheese,l
low-fat/2%l Milk,l
low-fat/2%l Creaml cheesel Hotl dogl Icel cream,l
10%l fatl Cheddarl cheesel Butterl Milk,l wholel Clams,l fishl fillets,l oystersl Beef,l pork,†l
Shrimpl Eggl yolk†l Beefl liver


QUESTION
Whenl dealingl withl cholesteroll arel meatsl orl beansl better?

Answer:
-Animall proteinsl arel better