Ch 2

Question 1

What defines a healthful diet?

Answer 1

A proper combination of energy and nutrients.

Question 2

What does an adequate diet provide?

Answer 2

Enough energy, nutrients, and fiber to support a person’s health.

Question 3

What does a moderate diet ensure?

Answer 3

Contains the right amounts of foods for maintaining proper weight and nutrition.

Question 4

Define nutrient-dense foods.

Answer 4

Foods that supply the highest level of nutrients for the lowest number of calories.

Question 5

What does a balanced diet contain?

Answer 5

The right combinations of foods to provide the proper proportions of nutrients.

Question 6

What is meant by a varied diet?

Answer 6

Eating many different foods from different food groups on a regular basis.

Question 7

List the four areas of a diet based on nutrient density.

Answer 7

• High Nutrients / Low Calories
• Low Nutrient / Low Calories
• Low Nutrient / High Calories
• High Nutrient / High Calories

Question 8

What indicates a nutrient-dense meal?

Answer 8

High calorie content for a small portion size.

Question 9

True or False: Hunger is a biological urge while appetite is a psychological desire.

Answer 9

True.

Question 10

What influences appetite?

Answer 10

Sight, smell, taste, sound, texture.

Question 11

What factors can influence food choices?

Answer 11

• Social media
• Culture
• Money
• Access

Question 12

Which demographic in Canada does not consume enough fruits and whole grains?

Answer 12

⅔ Canadians.

Question 13

What does the Canadian Food Guide recommend?

Answer 13

Food patterns, not portions.

Question 14

What is the ‘Eat well plate’ made up of?

Answer 14

• ½ variety of fruits and vegetables
• ¼ mixture of whole grains
• ¼ protein containing food

Question 15

What are the main diet types mentioned?

Answer 15

• Mediterranean Diet
• DASH Diet

Question 16

What are the key elements of food labels?

Answer 16

• Nutrition Facts Table (NFT)
• Ingredient List
• Allergen declaration and gluten sources
• Date marking
• Country of origin
• Composition claims
• Nutrition Claims
• Methods of production
• Common name

Question 17

What does the Nutrition Facts Table help with?

Answer 17

Evaluating foods for a healthier diet.

Question 18

What does a Daily Value (DV) of 5% or less indicate?

Answer 18

Little.

Question 19

What does a Daily Value (DV) of 15% or more indicate?

Answer 19

Lots.

Question 20

What is included in the Ingredient List?

Answer 20

Ingredients listed in order of weight and allergens.

Question 21

What type of claims can food labels show?

Answer 21

• Nutrient Claims
• Health Claims

Question 22

What does ‘free’ mean on a food label?

Answer 22

Contains no or little amounts of cholesterol, saturated fat, or sodium.

Question 23

What should be considered when reading a food label?

Answer 23

• Nutrient density
• Serving size
• Daily Values

Question 24

What is the formula for calculating nutrient density?

Answer 24

Divide the nutrient content by the calorie content.

Question 25

What is a healthier eating pattern primarily derived from?

Answer 25

Nutrient dense foods.

Question 26

Fill in the blank: A healthful eating pattern is ______.

Answer 26

[adaptable]

Question 27

Influence of food choices

Answer 27

1. Sociocultural cues and emotional influence food choices ( social outings, food celeberations) 2. Conditioned Taste adversion: learning to avoid the food

Question 28

Part of a eating well plate

Answer 28

- 1/2 variety of fruits, veggies - 1/4 mixed grains fiber based - 1/4 protein plant based

Question 29

Main catergories of a label

Answer 29

- Nutrition facts table - Ingredient list - Claims: health and nutrient content claims

Question 30

NFT

Answer 30

- provides info on servings, kcalories, daily value %, 12 core nutrients 1. Serving size: not always suggested 2. Calories: kcal per serving 3. DV%: how much of a serving contributes to overall recommnend intake: 5% or less is small while 15% or more is high. 4. Core Nutient: total amounts of fat and amount of saturated, trans fat. - total carbs, fiber, suagr, protein, potassium, iron , calcium 5. sets the numbers intended to approx needs of a person consuming 2000 kcal/day. It is based on Recommended daily average and reference standards 4% DV fat is a little-> 5 or less of that nutrient indicates that it is low 17% DV of calcium is a lot-> 15% or more of nutrients is considered higher. Indicate whether there is a lot or a little of a certain food 5 or less DV is low 15 or more DV is high

Question 31

Purpose of Ingredient list

Answer 31

- Allow for create a healthy diet - Determines allergens - Listed based on weight, suagrs grouped, additives added

Question 32

Nurtient vs Health Claims

Answer 32

A nutrient claim states something regarding fiber, protein A health claim suggets it does something to the body ex lowers cholestrol

Question 33

Claims

Answer 33

Nutrient, diease risk reduction, functional claim, general claim

Question 34

Term "free"

Answer 34

product contains no or less than 0.5g per serving of food

Question 35

What should be at the front of label

Answer 35

Saturated fats, sugars, sodium, calories Added / natural sugars, cholestrol, carbs, protein, fiber

Question 36

What does nutrient density

Answer 36

Choosing foods that are low in added fats and sugars in the diet. High nutreint value compared to kcalories. Calculate via dividing the content or amount by the total kcal

Question 37

Components of a healtheir eating patterns

Answer 37

Pattern consists of beverages, food, deriving nutrition from dense meals. Healthful eating is adaptable.