Quiz 1: Nutrition and Personal Health Exam
Questions with Complete Solutions
1. Eating food provides enough fuel for your body to live for only one
day. correct answer: False
2. Your body receives nourishment from the food you eat. correct
answer: True
3. My Plate makes recommendations for what you should eat on a
monthly basis. correct answer: False
4. Not eating enough of certain foods could lead to a nutritional
deficiency. correct answer: True
5. Meal management is all about planning your meals in advance.
correct answer: False
6. Relying on fast food every day is not a healthy way to eat. correct
answer: True
7. Match the terms to their correct
definitions. 1.deficiency
2. fiber
3. meal management
4. protein correct answer: 1.a lack of something necessary for health
2. the indigestible part of a plant; sometimes called "roughage"
3. planning meals, buying food, and preparing it
4. amino acid compounds; necessary for tissue growth and repair
8. Which is not a benefit of having fats in your diet? correct answer:
converting starches into energy
9. Proteins are
helpful for building organs such as your . correct answer: all of the
above
10. My Plate recommends an equal number of servings from each
of the differ- ent food groups. correct answer: False
11. My Plate
replaced the Food Pyramid as the new icon in . correct
answer: 2011
12. Some foods, like , fit into more than one food
group on My Plate. correct answer: beans
13. Vegetables are categorized into five different groups. Which
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Questions with Complete Solutions
1. Eating food provides enough fuel for your body to live for only one
day. correct answer: False
2. Your body receives nourishment from the food you eat. correct
answer: True
3. My Plate makes recommendations for what you should eat on a
monthly basis. correct answer: False
4. Not eating enough of certain foods could lead to a nutritional
deficiency. correct answer: True
5. Meal management is all about planning your meals in advance.
correct answer: False
6. Relying on fast food every day is not a healthy way to eat. correct
answer: True
7. Match the terms to their correct
definitions. 1.deficiency
2. fiber
3. meal management
4. protein correct answer: 1.a lack of something necessary for health
2. the indigestible part of a plant; sometimes called "roughage"
3. planning meals, buying food, and preparing it
4. amino acid compounds; necessary for tissue growth and repair
8. Which is not a benefit of having fats in your diet? correct answer:
converting starches into energy
9. Proteins are
helpful for building organs such as your . correct answer: all of the
above
10. My Plate recommends an equal number of servings from each
of the differ- ent food groups. correct answer: False
11. My Plate
replaced the Food Pyramid as the new icon in . correct
answer: 2011
12. Some foods, like , fit into more than one food
group on My Plate. correct answer: beans
13. Vegetables are categorized into five different groups. Which
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