Chapter 3 Flashcards
Why does the USDA release good guides?
The USDA releases food guides to help Americans make healthy food choices.
When was the first USDA food guide created?
The first USDA food guide was created in 1916.
What are three current food guides according to USDA?
○ MyPlate
○ USDA Food Patterns
○ Dietary Guidelines for Americans
How often does the HHS and USDA issue guidelines for Americans?
Issued by the HHS and USDA every 5 years
What are the aims of dietary guidelines issued for HHS and USDA?
○ Promote health
○ Prevent chronic disease
○ Help people meet or maintain a healthy
weight
What is a key recommendation of the HHS and USDA?
Key recommendation: Consume a healthy eating pattern within an appropriate calorie level
What are five food groups?
Vegetables
Protein
Dairy
Fruit
Grains
What are foods in the vegetable group?
■ Raw, cooked, fresh, frozen, canned, dried, whole, cut up, mashed, or 100% vegetable juice
■ Dark green, starchy, red and orange, beans and peas, other vegetables
What foods are in the protein group?
■ Meat, poultry, seafood, legumes, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds
What foods are in the dairy group?
■ Milk and milk products that retain
calcium
● Does not include cream cheese or
butter
● Does include calcium-fortified soy milk
What foods are in the fruit group?
■ Fresh, canned, frozen, dried, whole,
cut up, pureed, or 100% fruit juice
What foods are in the grains category?
■ Whole and refined
When was new nutrition fact label updated?
When do all manufactures have to switch to this?
●New 2016 Nutrition Facts Label
○ Manufacturers must transition by July 2018
Why new food label required?
●Reflects updated nutrition-science
information
What are servings sizes based on for food labels?
●Serving sizes are based on amounts of foods that people typically eat
What is the HEI?
What does it assess?
Healthy Eating Index (HEI)
●Assesses conformance to the Dietary Guidelines
What is HEI used for?
How is it scored?
What was average score in 2010?
● Used to monitor America’s diet quality
● Diet quality is scored on a 100-point scale:
○ Good = greater than 80
○ Fair = 51–80
○ Poor = Less than 51
●2010 HEI for America was 57
What is the goal of food-pattern modeling?
● Determines whether the USDA food patterns continue to meet nutritional goals
● Nutrient profiles are calculated for groups of foods reported in NHANES studies.
When were DRI established?
Dietary Reference Intakes
● Established in 1994