Question 1

Which of the following foods causes blood sugar to rise the highest, shortly after consumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  brown rice 
B)  white bread 
C)  ice cream 
D)  peanuts 
A)  brown rice 
B)  white bread 
C)  ice cream 
D)  peanuts

Question 2

Green plants make carbohydrate through photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A friend complains of cravings for sweets, excessive thirst and urination, weakness, and blurred vision. What condition might these symptoms indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  milk allergy 
B)  hypoglycemia 
C)  lactose intolerance 
D)  diabetes 
A)  milk allergy 
B)  hypoglycemia 
C)  lactose intolerance 
D)  diabetes

Question 4

According to the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI), what is the recommended range of daily carbohydrate consumption for healthy adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  45-50% 
B)  50-60% 
C)  40-60% 
D)  45-65% 
A)  45-50% 
B)  50-60% 
C)  40-60% 
D)  45-65%

Question 5

What could you do to magnify the sweetness of foods without increasing Calorie intake?

Accepted Answer

A)  add a tiny pinch of pepper 
B)  use honey in place of sucrose 
C)  replace sucrose with a sugar substitute 
D)  serve the food at room temperature 
A)  add a tiny pinch of pepper 
B)  use honey in place of sucrose 
C)  replace sucrose with a sugar substitute 
D)  serve the food at room temperature

Question 6

Which type of sugar contains 95% pure sucrose?

Accepted Answer

A)  confectioner's sugar 
B)  granulated sugar 
C)  brown sugar 
D)  invert sugar 
A)  confectioner's sugar 
B)  granulated sugar 
C)  brown sugar 
D)  invert sugar

Question 7

What term is used to describe the attractive appearance, aroma, and taste of carbohydrate-containing foods when exposed to heat?

Accepted Answer

A)  browning 
B)  fermentation 
C)  preservative 
D)  viscosity 
A)  browning 
B)  fermentation 
C)  preservative 
D)  viscosity

Which of the following foods causes blood sugar to rise the highest, shortly after consumption?

Green plants make carbohydrate through photosynthesis.

A friend complains of cravings for sweets, excessive thirst and urination, weakness, and blurred vision. What condition might these symptoms indicate?

According to the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI), what is the recommended range of daily carbohydrate consumption for healthy adults?

What could you do to magnify the sweetness of foods without increasing Calorie intake?

Which type of sugar contains 95% pure sucrose?

What term is used to describe the attractive appearance, aroma, and taste of carbohydrate-containing foods when exposed to heat?

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Exam 4: The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen and Fibre

Which of the following foods causes blood sugar to rise the highest, shortly after consumption?

Green plants make carbohydrate through photosynthesis.

A friend complains of cravings for sweets, excessive thirst and urination, weakness, and blurred vision. What condition might these symptoms indicate?

According to the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI), what is the recommended range of daily carbohydrate consumption for healthy adults?

What could you do to magnify the sweetness of foods without increasing Calorie intake?

Which type of sugar contains 95% pure sucrose?

What term is used to describe the attractive appearance, aroma, and taste of carbohydrate-containing foods when exposed to heat?

Food Choices and Human Health

Nutrition Tools Standards and Guidelines

The Remarkable Body

The Lipids: Fats, Oil, Phospholipids, and Sterols

The Proteins and Amino Acids

The Vitamins

Water and Minerals

Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight

Nutrients, Recreational Physical Activity, and the Bodys Responses

Diet and Health

Food Safety and Food Bio-Technology

Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant

Child, Teen, and Older Adult

Hunger and the Global Environment

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