Misc.

Question 1

What are the food groups?

Answer 1

Grains
Dairy
Fruit
Vegetables
Protein

Question 2

How many portions of GRAINS should you eat per day?

Answer 2

6-11 portions

Question 3

What is one portion of GRAINS?

Answer 3

1/2 cup of rice/pasta

Question 4

Examples of grains

Answer 4

Oats
Quinoa
Barley
Couscous
Buckwheat/Kasha

Question 5

How many portions of DAIRY should you eat per day?

Answer 5

2-3 portions

Question 6

What is one portion of DAIRY?

Answer 6

1 cup of milk/yogurt

Question 7

How many portions of FRUIT should you eat per day?

Answer 7

2-3 portions

Question 8

What is one portion of FRUIT?

Answer 8

1/2 cup

Question 9

How many portions of VEGETABLES should you eat per day?

Answer 9

3-5 portions

Question 10

What is one portion of VEGETABLES?

Answer 10

1 cup raw

1/2 cup cooked

Question 11

How many portions of PROTEIN should you eat per day?

Answer 11

2-3 portions

Question 12

Examples of protein

Answer 12

meat
fish
tofu
beans
nuts
eggs

Question 13

What are the Classes of Nutrients?

Answer 13

Fats/Lipids
Protein
Carbohydrates/Fiber
Vitamins
Minerals
H2O

Question 14

What is a macronutrient?

Answer 14

a substance that’s essential in large amounts to growth/health

Question 15

What are examples of macronutrients?

Answer 15

Fats/Lipids
Protein
Carbohydrates

Question 16

What is a micronutrient?

Answer 16

a chemical element or substance that’s essential in small amounts to growth/health

Question 17

What are examples of micronutrients?

Answer 17

Vitamins
Minerals
H2O

Question 18

How many kcal per gram are in Fats/Lipids?

Answer 18

9 kcal/g

Question 19

How many kcal per gram are in Protein?

Answer 19

4 kcal/g

Question 20

How many kcal per gram are in Carbohydrates?

Answer 20

4 kcal/g

Question 21

What does the “Complete Blood Count Test” measure?

Answer 21

#1. number of red blood cells
#2. number of white blood cells
#3. Total amount of hemoglobin in blood
#4. Fraction of blood that's made of RBC

Question 22

Define hemoglobin

Answer 22

protein in RBC that carries oxygen

Question 23

What information does the “Complete Blood Count Test” provide?

Answer 23

#1. average RBC size
#2. hemoglobin amount per RBC
#3. amount of hemoglobin relative to size of cell (hemoglobin concentration) per RBC

Question 24

What does “DRI” stand for?

Answer 24

Dietary Reference Intake

Question 25

What are a DRI?

Answer 25

recommendations for amounts of energy, nutrients, etc. that healthy people should consume in order to stay healthy, etc. used to see if person's diet has all essential nutrients in adequate amounts

Question 26

What does "EAR" stand for?

Answer 26

Estimated Average Requirements

Question 27

What are EAR?

Answer 27

nutrient intakes estimated to meet the needs of 50% of the healthy individuals in given gender and life-stage groups

Question 28

What does "RDA" stand for?

Answer 28

Recommended Dietary Allowances

Question 29

What are RDA?

Answer 29

nutrient intakes that are sufficient to meet the needs of almost all healthy people in specific gender and life-stage group

Question 30

What does "AI" stand for?

Answer 30

Adequate Intakes

Question 31

What are AI?

Answer 31

nutrient intakes that should be used as a goal when no RDA exists. Ai values are approximations of nutrient intake that sustains health.

Question 32

What does "UL" stand for? (it's a trick question)

Answer 32

Tolerable Upper Intake Levels

Question 33

What are UL?

Answer 33

the maximum daily nutrient intake levels that are unlikely to pose risks of adverse health effects to almost all individuals in given gender and life-stage group

Question 34

What does "EER" stand for?

Answer 34

Estimated Energy Requirements

Question 35

What are EER?

Answer 35

energy intakes that are predicted to maintain body weight in healthy individual

Question 36

What does "DV" stand for? (it's a trick question)

Answer 36

Percent Daily Value

Question 37

What is DV?

Answer 37

food suggestion based on 2,000 calorie diet