Concepts to Memorize for RD Exam (with Mnemonics) 2026 – Study
Guide
Key word: green - correct answer ✔✔ chlorophyll
Mnemonic: chlorine turns hair green in pool
Key word: orange - correct answer ✔✔ carotenoids
Mneumonic: CARots are orange
Key word: blue/purple - correct answer ✔✔ anthocyanins
Mnemonic: cyan = blue
Key word: white - correct answer ✔✔ anthoxanthins
Mnemonic: XANax makes you pale
Key word: soy, meat alternative, moist - correct answer ✔✔ TVP (textured vegetable protein)
Key word: Pedagogy - correct answer ✔✔ children
Think: PEDs (pediatrics)
Key word: Andragogy - correct answer ✔✔ adults
,A for Adults
Key words: "Good job", "Great work", "You are ..." - correct answer ✔✔ afirmation
Key word: "What do you mean by...?", "Did I hear correctly...?" - correct answer ✔✔ clarification
Key word: "You feel....", "You think..." - correct answer ✔✔ reflection
Key word: "Tell me more...", "Why do you think..." - correct answer ✔✔ probing
Key word: client-centered, increased motivation - correct answer ✔✔ motivational interviewing
Key word: associated with - correct answer ✔✔ descriptive
Key word: causes - correct answer ✔✔ analytical
Key word: true cases - correct answer ✔✔ sensitivity
Mnemonic: sensiTiviTy = true cases
Key word: false/negative cases - correct answer ✔✔ specificity
Mnemonic: speciFicity = false (negative) cases
Key word: Echinacea - correct answer ✔✔ immunity
,Mnemonic: Echoo! Sound when you sneeze
Key word: blood/clotting/Warfarin (herbs/botanicals) - correct answer ✔✔ Garlic, ginger,
ginkgo, ginseg (4 G's)
Mnemonic: Geee, I am bleeding a lot (four letters in Geee for four G's)
Key word: "There is no way" (stages of change) - correct answer ✔✔ precontemplation
Key word: "Yes, but..." (stages of change) - correct answer ✔✔ contemplation
Key word: "I started..." (stages of change) - correct answer ✔✔ preparation
Key word: "I am doing..." (stages of change) - correct answer ✔✔ action
Key word: "I have been doing xxx for xx months" (stages of change) - correct answer ✔✔
maintenance
Key word: bleeding gums (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ vitamin C
Key word: petechiae (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ vitamin C
Key word: rickets, osteomalacia (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ vitamin D
Key word: mottled teeth (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ flouride (excess)
, Key word: Wilson's disease - correct answer ✔✔ low copper diet
Key word: ceruloplasmin (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ copper
Key word: protein involvement (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ vitamin B6, pyroxidine
Mnenomic: pyroXidine = vitamin B siX; pyroXidine is involved in TRANSaminiation, and a person
who is TRANSgender changed their seX
Key word: vegan - correct answer ✔✔ vitamin B12
Key word: "too much milk in children" - correct answer ✔✔ iron deficiency
Key word: decreased taste, hypogeusia, growth retardation (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer
✔✔ zinc
Key word: low magnesium, low phos, low potassium - correct answer ✔✔ refeeding syndrome
Key word: exclusive BF, waiting to start feeding infants - correct answer ✔✔ iron deficiency, risk
of allergies
Key word: Celiac disease/gluten free (nutrients of concern) - correct answer ✔✔ calcium, iron,
folate, fat-soluble vitamins
Mnemonic: CIFFt - sounds like sift, aren't sifting flour when gluten free
Key word: diverticulitis - correct answer ✔✔ low fiber
Guide
Key word: green - correct answer ✔✔ chlorophyll
Mnemonic: chlorine turns hair green in pool
Key word: orange - correct answer ✔✔ carotenoids
Mneumonic: CARots are orange
Key word: blue/purple - correct answer ✔✔ anthocyanins
Mnemonic: cyan = blue
Key word: white - correct answer ✔✔ anthoxanthins
Mnemonic: XANax makes you pale
Key word: soy, meat alternative, moist - correct answer ✔✔ TVP (textured vegetable protein)
Key word: Pedagogy - correct answer ✔✔ children
Think: PEDs (pediatrics)
Key word: Andragogy - correct answer ✔✔ adults
,A for Adults
Key words: "Good job", "Great work", "You are ..." - correct answer ✔✔ afirmation
Key word: "What do you mean by...?", "Did I hear correctly...?" - correct answer ✔✔ clarification
Key word: "You feel....", "You think..." - correct answer ✔✔ reflection
Key word: "Tell me more...", "Why do you think..." - correct answer ✔✔ probing
Key word: client-centered, increased motivation - correct answer ✔✔ motivational interviewing
Key word: associated with - correct answer ✔✔ descriptive
Key word: causes - correct answer ✔✔ analytical
Key word: true cases - correct answer ✔✔ sensitivity
Mnemonic: sensiTiviTy = true cases
Key word: false/negative cases - correct answer ✔✔ specificity
Mnemonic: speciFicity = false (negative) cases
Key word: Echinacea - correct answer ✔✔ immunity
,Mnemonic: Echoo! Sound when you sneeze
Key word: blood/clotting/Warfarin (herbs/botanicals) - correct answer ✔✔ Garlic, ginger,
ginkgo, ginseg (4 G's)
Mnemonic: Geee, I am bleeding a lot (four letters in Geee for four G's)
Key word: "There is no way" (stages of change) - correct answer ✔✔ precontemplation
Key word: "Yes, but..." (stages of change) - correct answer ✔✔ contemplation
Key word: "I started..." (stages of change) - correct answer ✔✔ preparation
Key word: "I am doing..." (stages of change) - correct answer ✔✔ action
Key word: "I have been doing xxx for xx months" (stages of change) - correct answer ✔✔
maintenance
Key word: bleeding gums (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ vitamin C
Key word: petechiae (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ vitamin C
Key word: rickets, osteomalacia (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ vitamin D
Key word: mottled teeth (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ flouride (excess)
, Key word: Wilson's disease - correct answer ✔✔ low copper diet
Key word: ceruloplasmin (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ copper
Key word: protein involvement (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer ✔✔ vitamin B6, pyroxidine
Mnenomic: pyroXidine = vitamin B siX; pyroXidine is involved in TRANSaminiation, and a person
who is TRANSgender changed their seX
Key word: vegan - correct answer ✔✔ vitamin B12
Key word: "too much milk in children" - correct answer ✔✔ iron deficiency
Key word: decreased taste, hypogeusia, growth retardation (vitamin/mineral) - correct answer
✔✔ zinc
Key word: low magnesium, low phos, low potassium - correct answer ✔✔ refeeding syndrome
Key word: exclusive BF, waiting to start feeding infants - correct answer ✔✔ iron deficiency, risk
of allergies
Key word: Celiac disease/gluten free (nutrients of concern) - correct answer ✔✔ calcium, iron,
folate, fat-soluble vitamins
Mnemonic: CIFFt - sounds like sift, aren't sifting flour when gluten free
Key word: diverticulitis - correct answer ✔✔ low fiber
