Chapter 02 Quiz: Planning a Healthy Diet

A measure of the nutrients a portion of food provides relative to the energy it provides is known as

Nutrient density.

What diet-planning principle calls for selecting foods from each of the food groups daily and varying your choices within each food group?

Variety

Which of the following is NOT a member of the vegetable food group?

Soy products

Which of the following food servings is equivalent to 1 ounce of grains?

½ cup of cooked rice

According to the USDA Food Patterns: Food Groups and Subgroups, which of the following food items is listed in both the vegetable and protein groups?

Legumes

Which of the following types of grain product retains its original content of nutrients and fiber?

Whole-grain product

The new food label replaced the Daily Values of vitamins A and C with which of the following?

Vitamin D and potassium

A label of a food that provides 15 percent of the Daily Value of a given nutrient per serving can carry which of the following claims about that nutrient?

Good source of

A food that is labeled "fat-free" contains which of the following?

Less than 0.5 gram of fat per serving (and no added fat)

How much fat can "low-fat" ice cream contain ?

3 grams or less per serving

Which statement applies to the health status of vegetarians, on average?

They have a lower rate of cancer than non-vegetarians.

Which key nutrient is NOT found in legumes?

Calcium

Which vitamin is contained in vegetable oils?

Vitamin E

How many calories are discretionary and can be used for solid fats, added sugar, and possibly alcohol by someone on a 2000 calorie diet?

100-300 per day

Which of the following is a structure-function claim?

Supports immunity and digestive health