Healthful Food Choices

Question 0

Estimated Average Requirement

Answer 0

Estimated to meet the needs of half the healthy people in a group

Question 1

Dietary Reference Intakes

Answer 1

Estimated nutrient intake levels used for planning and evaluating the diets if healthy people

Question 2

Recommended Dietary Allowance

Answer 2

Average daily dietary intake level meets the nutrient needs of nearly all healthy people in a group

Question 3

Adequate Intake

Answer 3

Recommended nutrient intake value is set for nutrients for which no RDA can be determined

Question 4

Tolerable Upper Intake Level

Answer 4

The highest level of daily intake of a nutrient that is unlikely to pose risks of adverse health affects

Question 5

Food Guide Pyramid

Answer 5

A visual representation of an eating plan designed to help people choose nutritious diets

Question 6

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Answer 6

Designed to encourage healthy people ages two and over to form healthful diet and activity habits

Question 7

Nutrient density

Answer 7

A comparison of the amounts of nutrients a food supplies with the number of calories the food supplies

Question 8

Processed Foods

Answer 8

Foods that have undergone some preparation procedure,such as canning, freezing, drying, cooking, or fortification