Chapter 2- Nutrition Tools

Question 1

What is calorie density? Why is it important?

Answer 1

It is the concentration of calories in a food. Understanding which food groups contain the most calories will help decide what you eat.

Question 2

Foods both calorie dense and nutrient dense.

Answer 2

Nuts, seeds, avocadoes

Question 3

Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) tables are not applicable for whom?

Answer 3

Unhealthy people

Question 4

What do these tell you?
1. RDA
2. AI
3. UL

Answer 4

1. Recommended Dietary Allowance- amount you should eat
2. Adequate Intake- estimated avg. intake requirement
3. Upper Limit- tolerable upper intake level

Question 5

How many micrograms in one milligram?

Answer 5

1,000 micrograms in 1 milligram

Question 6

Which meat probably causes cancer and which causes cancer? Give examples

Answer 6

Red meat probably causes cancer. (Beef, lamb, pork)
Processed meat causes cancer. (Bacon, hotdogs, sausage, deli meat)

Question 7

Why is fruit juice not ideal?

Answer 7

It is calorie dense and has no fiber

Question 8

Ingredients are listed in descending order by ______?

Answer 8

Weight

Question 9

Check the serving size to see if it is _______?

Answer 9

Realistic

Question 10

What % per serving for a nutrient is considered low and high?

Answer 10

5% per serving is low
20% per serving is high

Question 11

Nutrient dense foods

Answer 11

Fruits/Vegetables
Whole Grains
Legumes
Nuts, Seeds, Avocadoes

Question 12

Calorie dense foods

Answer 12

Meat and Cheese
Desserts and Sweets
Processed/Snack Foods
Nuts, Seeds, Avocadoes