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Question 1

What is an ultra-processed food?

Answer 1

Something like Chips Ahoy. They have a lot of additives, extra sugar, salt, or fat, and a lot of good stuff like fibres have been taken out.

Question 2

Why is consuming ultra-processed food bad?

Answer 2

Increases your risk to certain types of disease, such as cardiovascular disease

Question 3

Are breakfast cereals a universally good breakfast option?

Answer 3

No, depends on the cereal. Froot Loops = bad

Question 4

Frozen food aisles in grocery store usually contain a lot of _______ foods.

Answer 4

ultra-processed

Question 5

Where in the grocery store should you look for unprocessed foods?

Answer 5

Produce and animal product sections

Question 6

What is the 80/20 or 90/10 rule?

Answer 6

80/90% of the team, eat unprocessed, whole foods and eat processed foods the other times.

Question 7

What does it mean when a food is fortified/

Answer 7

The food has an increased amount of nutrients beyond what was there originally.

Question 8

Why would a food be fortified?

Answer 8

To meet government regulations (such as adding iodine to table salt) or to increase marketability (adding vitamins and minerals).

Question 9

Is a fortified food automatically good?

Answer 9

No, we must consider the food as a whole, including how processed it may be.

Question 10

What are whole foods?

Answer 10

Foods that remain as close to their natural form as possible.

Question 11

For each additional serving per day of ultra-processed food, mortality risk increased by __%

Answer 11

18

Question 12

What are the 4 groups in the NOVA food classification system?

Answer 12

Group 1: Unprocessed or Minimally Processed Foods

Group 2: Processed Culinary Ingredients

Group 3: Processed Foods

Group 4: Ultra-processed Foods

Question 13

What kind of foods are in Group 1 of the NOVA food classification system?

Answer 13

Plants and animals with minimal alterations. They can still be dried, crushed, roasted, boiled, refrigerated or pasteurized, which are ways to naturally preserve food.

Question 14

What kind of foods are in Group 2 of the NOVA food classification system?

Answer 14

Oils, butter, sugar and salt. They are made from foods found in the first category by pressing, refining and grinding them and not consumed on their own.

Question 15

What kind of foods are in Group 3 of the NOVA food classification system?

Answer 15

Food made from combining group 1 and 2 foods. They
include canned foods, cheese, breads and fruits in syrup. Typically, processed foods have more than one processed culinary ingredient added to a formerly unprocessed or minimally processed food. These foods are typically made to enhance shelf life, taste and marketability

Question 16

What kind of foods are in Group 4 of the NOVA food classification system?

Answer 16

Made almost entirely from group 2 and 3 foods and often with low cost ingredients like sugar and salt. Sugar-sweetened beverages, chocolate bars, candy,
pre-packaged frozen dinners and deli meats are all examples of ultra-processed foods. Manufacturers make these foods to improve shelf life, taste,
marketability, and profit.

Question 17

What are food additives? Where are they most common?

Answer 17

Substances added to food to affect taste, appearance, safety, freshness etc. Processed and ultra-processed foods.