Nutrition pt 1

Question 1

What are the major food groups?

Answer 1

Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy, fats

Question 2

What are the portion sizes for fruit?

Answer 2

1 cup of fruit or 100% fruit juice = 1/2 cup dried fruit or 1 cup fresh fruit

Question 3

What is fruit low in and free of?

Answer 3

Fruit is low in fat, sodium, and calories as well as cholesterol free.

Question 4

What can be found in fruit?

Answer 4

sources of potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin c, and folate

Question 5

What does potassium help maintain?

Answer 5

High blood pressure

Question 6

What should you increase in your diet?

Answer 6

fruit and vegetable intake, grain as whole grains, fat- free diary liquids and products, protein foods, replace protein foods that have high solid fats with ones that have lower fats, seafood, use oils to replace solid fats, choose foods that have more potassium, calcium, and dietary fats.

Question 7

What should you reduce in your diet?

Answer 7

replace sat fat with monounsaturated or poly fat. Keep trans fat as low as possible, reduce the amount of calories from solid fats, added sugars and refined grains.

Question 8

How much sodium should you consume per day?

Answer 8

Less than 2,300 miligrams per day

Question 9

How much daily calorie intake should be from should be from poly/mono fat

Answer 9

Less than 10%

Question 10

How much dietary cholesterol should you have daily.

Answer 10

less than 300 mg per day

Question 11

How many calories should you consume daily?

Answer 11

Around 2000 calories per day

Question 12

Whats the max DV %

Answer 12

100

Question 13

What helps reduce blood cholesterol levels?

Answer 13

Fiber

Question 14

What are the portion sizes of Vegetables?

Answer 14

1 cup vegetable = 1 cup vegetable juice; 2 cups raw leafy greens; 1 cup cooked vegetables

Question 15

What are the five subgroups of vegetables?

Answer 15

Dark greens, red/orange, beans, peas, starchy

Question 16

What are the portion sizes of grains?

Answer 16

1 slice of bread = 1 ounce ready to eat cereal; 1/2 cup of cooked cereal, rice, pasta

Question 17

What would be considered grain?

Answer 17

wheat, rice, oats, brad, pasta,

Question 18

What foods are considered Protein?

Answer 18

meat, poultry, seafood, peas, eggs, soy, nuts, and seeds.

Question 19

What are the portion sizes for protein?

Answer 19

1 ounce protein = 1ounce meat, fish, poultry. 1/4 cup cooked beans; 1 egg, 1 tablespoon peanut butter; 1/2 ounce nuts or seeds

Question 20

What does protein supply?

Answer 20

b vitamins, vitamin e, iron, zinc, and magnesium

Question 21

what is protein the building block of?

Answer 21

bones, muscles. skin, blood

Question 22

What is the portion size for Dairy products?

Answer 22

1 cup of diary = 1 cup milk, yogurt, soy milk, 1 1/2 ounces natural cheese, 2 ounces, processed cheese.

Question 23

What is a serving size?

Answer 23

an amount served or reccomended to serve

Question 24

What is portion control?

Answer 24

Using serving size to make sure you do not consume an excess portion of a product to help with weight loss and management.

Question 25

What is a fad diet?

Answer 25

diet that is popular for a time that is supposed to help an individual lose weight quickly.

Question 26

What does a food label provide ?

Answer 26

Nutritional information, serving size, and dietary percentages.

Question 27

What should you do if you eat twice and serving or half?

Answer 27

If you consume twice the serving double the nutritional value and if you consume half divide the nutritional value in half.