Question 1

Trans fats are important in the diet because eating them helps reduce the risk of cancer and other health conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What are the requirements in order for a food to be eligible for the "100 percent organic" label?

Accepted Answer

answers will vary, for example food must contain only organic ingredients, those grown and manufactured without the use of added hormones, pesticides synthetic fertilizer; soil cannot have been treated with unapproved synthetics for 3 years for a crop to be called organic; organic practices require that animals have access to outdoors, sunlight and clean water, that they are raised without antibiotics or hormones and that they eat organically grown feed

Question 3

What are simple carbohydrates?

Accepted Answer

A)  naturally occurring sugars 
B)  fiber 
C)  starches 
D)  polysaccharides 
A)  naturally occurring sugars 
B)  fiber 
C)  starches 
D)  polysaccharides A

Question 4

If fiber is NOT digestible, why is it important for human health?

Accepted Answer

fiber helps the digestive trac

Question 5

What is My Plate?

Accepted Answer

educational tool des

Question 6

What is the primary role of the USDA?

Accepted Answer

to ensure that indiv

Question 7

Nonessential nutrients are only needed in very small amounts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Food establishments of 20 or more locations must list calories on their menus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Peel and cut vegetables several hours before cooking to ensure they retain vitamins before cooking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What foods are considered a good source of dietary fiber?

Accepted Answer

answers will vary, f

Question 11

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans stresses the need for a vegetarian diet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Minerals contain no calories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following does NOT supply the body with water?

Accepted Answer

A)  bread 
B)  iceberg lettuce 
C)  chicken 
D)  none of the above 
A)  bread 
B)  iceberg lettuce 
C)  chicken 
D)  none of the above

Question 14

What are the dangers of hydrogenated food products?

Accepted Answer

they are high in sat

Question 15

In general, roasting and braising help foods retail more vitamins than grilling or stewing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is a calorie?

Accepted Answer

A)  the amount of heat required to raise 1000 grams of water one degree Celsius 
B)  the amount of energy in food 
C)  a kilocalorie 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the amount of heat required to raise 1000 grams of water one degree Celsius 
B)  the amount of energy in food 
C)  a kilocalorie 
D)  all of the above

Question 17

What nutrients must be provided by the diet because the body cannot produce them in sufficient quantities?

Accepted Answer

A)  essential nutrients 
B)  nonessential nutrients 
C)  calories 
D)  micronutrients 
A)  essential nutrients 
B)  nonessential nutrients 
C)  calories 
D)  micronutrients

Question 18

What are amino acids?

Accepted Answer

chains of proteins w

Question 19

Proteins are found in animal but not plant foods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The way produce is harvested and stored and the soil it grown in impacts a particular food's vitamin content.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Nutrition

Trans fats are important in the diet because eating them helps reduce the risk of cancer and other health conditions.

What are the requirements in order for a food to be eligible for the "100 percent organic" label?

What are simple carbohydrates?

If fiber is NOT digestible, why is it important for human health?

What is My Plate?

What is the primary role of the USDA?

Nonessential nutrients are only needed in very small amounts.

Food establishments of 20 or more locations must list calories on their menus.

Peel and cut vegetables several hours before cooking to ensure they retain vitamins before cooking.

What foods are considered a good source of dietary fiber?

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans stresses the need for a vegetarian diet.

Minerals contain no calories.

Which of the following does NOT supply the body with water?

What are the dangers of hydrogenated food products?

In general, roasting and braising help foods retail more vitamins than grilling or stewing.

What is a calorie?

What nutrients must be provided by the diet because the body cannot produce them in sufficient quantities?

What are amino acids?

Proteins are found in animal but not plant foods.

The way produce is harvested and stored and the soil it grown in impacts a particular food's vitamin content.

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Tools and Equipment

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