Final (user friendly tools/nutr. facts labels) Flashcards
what is myplate based on
2010 white house childhood obesity task force report
what is myplate designed to do
simple, actionable nurtition message
five messages of myplate
5 food groups at each meal enjoy food but eat less avoid oversided portions make half of plate fruits and vege eat more veges and grains than fruit and protein
major differences in myplate/mypyramid
plate is per meal, pyramid is per day
pyramid incorporates activity and personal responsability
plate is much more simple
what are dietary reference intakes
nutritent based reference values for planing and assessing diets
purpose of DRI
estimate nutrtional requirements of healthy people while minizing risk of cronic disease
what are dri composed of
EAR
RDA
AI
UL
What is EAR
estimated average requirement
meets nutrient need of 50% of population
what is RDA
recommended daily allowance
meets need of 97-98% of population
what is AI
adequate intake
insuffiencent evedicene for EAR
meet needs of essentiall all members of population
what is UL
tolerable upper level intake
maximum amount that appears safe for most
what are nutrition facts lables intended for
inform consumer based on 2000 cal diet
what must be included on the facts table
calories nutrents to limit % daily value serving size nutrients to get enough of footnotes
define % daily value
% of a nutrient/day for 2000 cal diet
good source
10-19% rdi
