Understanding Nutrition Whitney Rolfes Chapter 2 Questions
with Answers
Diet Planning Principles - correct answers>>Adequacy
Balance
kCalories control
Nutrient Density
Moderation
Variety
adequacy (dietary) - correct answers>>providing all of the essential nutrients, fiber, and energy in
amounts sufficient to maintain health
Balance - correct answers>>the art of balancing the diet involves consuming enough but not too much-
of each type of food
meat, fish and poultry are rich in____ but poor in _____ - correct answers>>iron, calcium
milk is rich in _____ but poor in _____ - correct answers>>calcium, iron
one key to kCalorie control is - correct answers>>selecting foods with high nutrient density
foods that are notably low in nutrient density are often called - correct answers>>empty-kcalories foods
nutrient profiling is - correct answers>>ranking foods based on their overall nutrient composition
nutrient density - correct answers>>the measure of the nutrients a food provides relative to the energy
it provides. The more nutrients and fewer kcalories the higher the density
kcalorie control - correct answers>>management of food energy intake
, moderation (dietary) - correct answers>>providing enough but not to much of a substance
variety - correct answers>>eating a wide selection of foods within and among the major food groups
Dietary Guidelines for Americans - correct answers>>provide science-based advice to promote health
and reduce risk of disease through diet and physical activity
Five food groups - correct answers>>fruits
vegetables
meat and legumes
milk
grains
food group plans - correct answers>>diet based planning tools that sort foods into groups based on
nutrient content and specify that people should eat certain amounts from each group
legumes - correct answers>>plants of the bean and pea family, with seeds that are rich in protein
compared with other plant derived foods
USDA Food groups sort vegetables into ____ sub categories - correct answers>>five sub categories
USDA Vegetable sub categories - correct answers>>dark green=deliver vitamin B folate
orange and deep yellow= vitamin A
legumes=supply iron and protein
starchy=carbohydrate
other=a little bit of everything
Fruits contribute - correct answers>>folate, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, fiber
with Answers
Diet Planning Principles - correct answers>>Adequacy
Balance
kCalories control
Nutrient Density
Moderation
Variety
adequacy (dietary) - correct answers>>providing all of the essential nutrients, fiber, and energy in
amounts sufficient to maintain health
Balance - correct answers>>the art of balancing the diet involves consuming enough but not too much-
of each type of food
meat, fish and poultry are rich in____ but poor in _____ - correct answers>>iron, calcium
milk is rich in _____ but poor in _____ - correct answers>>calcium, iron
one key to kCalorie control is - correct answers>>selecting foods with high nutrient density
foods that are notably low in nutrient density are often called - correct answers>>empty-kcalories foods
nutrient profiling is - correct answers>>ranking foods based on their overall nutrient composition
nutrient density - correct answers>>the measure of the nutrients a food provides relative to the energy
it provides. The more nutrients and fewer kcalories the higher the density
kcalorie control - correct answers>>management of food energy intake
, moderation (dietary) - correct answers>>providing enough but not to much of a substance
variety - correct answers>>eating a wide selection of foods within and among the major food groups
Dietary Guidelines for Americans - correct answers>>provide science-based advice to promote health
and reduce risk of disease through diet and physical activity
Five food groups - correct answers>>fruits
vegetables
meat and legumes
milk
grains
food group plans - correct answers>>diet based planning tools that sort foods into groups based on
nutrient content and specify that people should eat certain amounts from each group
legumes - correct answers>>plants of the bean and pea family, with seeds that are rich in protein
compared with other plant derived foods
USDA Food groups sort vegetables into ____ sub categories - correct answers>>five sub categories
USDA Vegetable sub categories - correct answers>>dark green=deliver vitamin B folate
orange and deep yellow= vitamin A
legumes=supply iron and protein
starchy=carbohydrate
other=a little bit of everything
Fruits contribute - correct answers>>folate, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, fiber
