dietary guidelines, vitamins/mineral labels, macronutrients Flashcards
CHO range/percentage
45 -65%
PRO range/percentage
10 -35%
LIP range/percentage
20 -35%
current number of kcals/gm for fat
9 kcal/gm
current number of kcals/gm for CHO
4 kcal/gm
current number of kcals/gm for PRO
4 kcal/gm
list five food groups for MyPlate
Fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, and PRO
describe three differences between the MyPlate and MyPyramid
MyPlate have better visualization, distribution of food groups but haven’t the activity as an in MyPlate
describe 3 contributing factors that play a role in the obesity epidemic
bad eating patterns
not do an activity
high stress
list examples of food
Brazil nuts have selenium orange have vit C nuts have vit E salmon have omega 3 cashews have zinc
what is lactovegetarian?
does not eat meat, fish, poultry or eggs, but does consume dairy products
hindus may not consume foods such as
garlic and onions
which group religious has dietary laws that require foods to be halal?
muslins
tolerable upper limit (UL)
the highest level of nutrient intake unlike to have any adverse health effects
adequate intake (AI)
approximation of nutrient intake unlikely to have any adverse health effects
recommended dietary allowance (RDA)
the amount of nutrient needed to meet the requirements of almost all of the healthy population
estimated average requirement (EAR)
the daily dietary intake level estimated to meet the nutrient requirement of 50% fo healthy individuals in a particular life stage or group
low fat
3g or less per serving
low sodium
140g or less
low cholesterol
20 g of less of cholesterol and 2 g or less of saturated fat per serving
reduced
a nutritionally altered product contains at least 25% less of nutrient or calorie than regular or reference product
free
a product contains no amount of or only trivial amounts of a nutrient
if a food item contained 20% DV of calcium, this product would be considered a …
hight of calcium
health claims
is allowed only on appropriate food products that meet specific standards and be worded in ways that are not misleading