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Study Guide Questions
1. The food that you eat helps to determine how healthy you are. True or false?
2. Fat, sugar, and sodium are often used as ____________________________ , to increase shelf-life.
3. There are _____________________ different kinds of dietary fat.
4. There are _______________ different kinds of cholesterol.
5. The "good" cholesterol is: a.) high-density lipoprotein c.) mid-density lipoprotein b.) low-density lipoprotein d.) super-density lipoprotein
6. On the whole, plant oils are __________________________ [safer/more dangerous] than animal fat.
7. Most processed foods contain little in the way of fats, salts, and sugars, because these ingredients have been eliminated in the processing. True or false?
8. The foundation of a healthy diet should come from: a.) fats, oils, and sugars b.) meats c.) vegetables d.) fruit e.) grains
9. Lean meat is ___________________ [more/less] tender than marbled meat is.
10. What is the most complete source of protein?
11. Though often high in fat content, dairy products are essential to a diet because they contain ________________________ .
12. Foods with high calorie and low nutrition levels are said to contain _________________ calories.
13. How many grams of sugar are there in one teaspoon?
14. The average American consumes about six times more than the recommended daily intake of sodium. True or false?
15. What two ingredients are most often added in food processing to preserve or enhance flavor?
16. You should limit your fat intake to ____________ percent of your daily calories.
17. How does your diet compare to a healthy diet in terms of fat, sugar, and sodium intake?
18. Name three grains.
19. Another name for complex carbohydrates is "_____________________________ ."
20. Enriched flour is better for you than whole grain flour. True or false?
21. The farther any food is taken from its raw state, the __________________ [more/less] nutritional value it will have.
22. Grains are considered to be _____________________ [complete/incomplete] proteins.
23. Natural fructose in fruit is treated differently than synthetic fructose in soft drinks when they are processed by the body. True or false?
24. Vitamins in pill form have the same effect on the body as do the vitamins in foods. True or false?
25. A healthy diet would include at least ________________ helpings per day from the fruit and vegetable groups.
26. Food advertisements should be accepted as true without investigation because the companies would be charged with false advertising if they were not true. True or false?
27. Unprocessed foods are ____________________ [more/less] expensive than processed foods.
28. "Natural" and "organic" foods are guaranteed to be healthy. True or false?
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