Processed Foods || Study

Question 1

The calories tend to be higher in ________ than they are in home-cooked meals

Answer 1

Processed Foods

Question 2

We tend to eat more of a processed food because it’s typically marketed as a ______.

Answer 2

Snack

Question 3

What is obesity?

Answer 3

a recognized disease with well defined health consequences.

Question 4

When company’s produced low-fat foods, what did they add and why?

Answer 4

Sugars, (specifically corn syrup) to make the food taste better.

Question 5

Is there more sugar from desserts or processed foods?

Answer 5

Processed foods.

Question 6

Can sugar be in foods we wouldn’t expect them to be in? such as bread?

Answer 6

Yep

Question 7

The sugar that is included in fruits and milk are better for us than sugars that are added to foods.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The recommended amount of tsp of sugar per day is…

Answer 8

2000 calories ; 6 tsps (5%)

Question 9

______________ are really important, so we shouldn’t cut down on them completely.

Answer 9

Carbohydrates (carbs)

Question 10

Proteins come from…

Answer 10

Plants and animals

Question 11

We should rely on red meats only.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Are processed lunch meats good for us?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

Where are the healthy foods in a grocery store?

Answer 13

The border (perimeter)

Question 14

Stores put processed foods at…

Answer 14

Eye level

Question 15

Stay away from the _________ in a store

Answer 15

Center isles

Question 16

Foods that have less ingredients and ingredients we recognize, are more than likely ____________ than foods that have many unreadable ingredients listed.

Answer 16

less processed

Question 17

Foods that don’t have a label or a list of ingredients are more likely to be ______________.

Answer 17

Good

Question 18

There are typically more than ___ servings in a container

Answer 18

one

Question 19

To convert grams of sugar to how many teaspoons it equals, you should divide by ______.

Answer 19

Four

Question 20

_______________ fats should be avoided entirely.

Answer 20

Trans fats

Question 21

Foods are processed to have…

Answer 21

Softer texture and longer shelf life.

Question 22

Nutritious foods (do/don’t) come in packages.

Answer 22

Don’t