NSG 3100 NUTRITION EXAM WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What are complete proteins? - Answer-proteins that contain all the essential amino
acids
What are examples of complete proteins? - Answer-Meats, poultry, fish, dairy products,
eggs, soy products
What are incomplete proteins? - Answer-lack one or more essential amino acids
What are examples of incomplete proteins? - Answer-beans, peas, nuts, seeds, fruits
How to make incomplete proteins complete? - Answer-combine incomplete proteins
together
What are micronutrients used for? - Answer-metabolize energy and needed in small
amounts
What are micronutrients? - Answer-vitamins and minerals
Who needs a pureed diet? - Answer-Pt's who can't safely chew or swallow solid foods.
Dysphagia patients
What happens if you are on a long term pureed diet? - Answer-nutritional deficiencies
Mechanical Soft Diet - Answer-food that have been modified
Who needs a mechanical soft diet? - Answer-Pt's who have difficulty chewing
Examples of mechanical soft diet - Answer-ground meat, scrambled eggs, mashed
potatoes, pasta, pasta
DIabetic Diet - Answer-controlled carbohydrates, complex carbs
Cardiac Diet - Answer-low cholesterol and sodium, min animal products and processed
foods.
Renal Diet - Answer-restrict potassium, sodium, protein, and phosphorus intake
, Vegan Diet - Answer-no animal meats or foods that contain animal by products
Lacto-Vegetarian - Answer-drink milk and eat cheese, avoid meat, fish, poultry and
eggs
lacto-ovo-vegetarian - Answer-allows consumption of dairy products and eggs
Macronutrients - Answer-provide energy and are needed in large amounts
What are macronutrients? - Answer-carbohydrates, lipids, proteins
What are carbohydrates for? - Answer-provide energy
simple sugars - Answer-metabolize fast and include candy and juices
starches (complex) - Answer-maintain sugar levels and include rice and bread
How many total calories of carbohydrates do you need in your diet? - Answer-50% of
total calories
Lipids - Answer-fatty acids, saturated, unsaturated
How many total calories of lipids do you need in your diet? - Answer-20-35% of total
calories
Function of proteins - Answer-wound healing
What are the fat soluble vitamins? - Answer-A, D, E, K
Vitamin A - Answer--night vision
-Ex: liver, milk, egg yolk, yellow and orange vegetables
Vitamin A deficiency - Answer-night blindness
Vitamin D - Answer--important for bone and tissue formation
-Ex: dairy products, eggs, salmon
Vitamin D deficiency - Answer-brittle bones and bone density
Vitamin E - Answer-- supports the immune system
-Ex: seeds, nuts, corn, oils
Vitamin E deficiency - Answer-poor immunity
Vitamin K - Answer--promotes blood clotting
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What are complete proteins? - Answer-proteins that contain all the essential amino
acids
What are examples of complete proteins? - Answer-Meats, poultry, fish, dairy products,
eggs, soy products
What are incomplete proteins? - Answer-lack one or more essential amino acids
What are examples of incomplete proteins? - Answer-beans, peas, nuts, seeds, fruits
How to make incomplete proteins complete? - Answer-combine incomplete proteins
together
What are micronutrients used for? - Answer-metabolize energy and needed in small
amounts
What are micronutrients? - Answer-vitamins and minerals
Who needs a pureed diet? - Answer-Pt's who can't safely chew or swallow solid foods.
Dysphagia patients
What happens if you are on a long term pureed diet? - Answer-nutritional deficiencies
Mechanical Soft Diet - Answer-food that have been modified
Who needs a mechanical soft diet? - Answer-Pt's who have difficulty chewing
Examples of mechanical soft diet - Answer-ground meat, scrambled eggs, mashed
potatoes, pasta, pasta
DIabetic Diet - Answer-controlled carbohydrates, complex carbs
Cardiac Diet - Answer-low cholesterol and sodium, min animal products and processed
foods.
Renal Diet - Answer-restrict potassium, sodium, protein, and phosphorus intake
, Vegan Diet - Answer-no animal meats or foods that contain animal by products
Lacto-Vegetarian - Answer-drink milk and eat cheese, avoid meat, fish, poultry and
eggs
lacto-ovo-vegetarian - Answer-allows consumption of dairy products and eggs
Macronutrients - Answer-provide energy and are needed in large amounts
What are macronutrients? - Answer-carbohydrates, lipids, proteins
What are carbohydrates for? - Answer-provide energy
simple sugars - Answer-metabolize fast and include candy and juices
starches (complex) - Answer-maintain sugar levels and include rice and bread
How many total calories of carbohydrates do you need in your diet? - Answer-50% of
total calories
Lipids - Answer-fatty acids, saturated, unsaturated
How many total calories of lipids do you need in your diet? - Answer-20-35% of total
calories
Function of proteins - Answer-wound healing
What are the fat soluble vitamins? - Answer-A, D, E, K
Vitamin A - Answer--night vision
-Ex: liver, milk, egg yolk, yellow and orange vegetables
Vitamin A deficiency - Answer-night blindness
Vitamin D - Answer--important for bone and tissue formation
-Ex: dairy products, eggs, salmon
Vitamin D deficiency - Answer-brittle bones and bone density
Vitamin E - Answer-- supports the immune system
-Ex: seeds, nuts, corn, oils
Vitamin E deficiency - Answer-poor immunity
Vitamin K - Answer--promotes blood clotting
