Nutrition Guidelines

Dietary Guidelines for Americans is a reliable source of information about health and nutrition.

• True

• False

In MyPyramid, every band represents a food group.

• True

• False

There are six colored bands in the MyPyramid chart

• True

• False

Fruit drinks that contain 50% or more fruit juice can be part of the MyPyramid fruit group.

• True

• False

To fit into the MyPyramid vegetable group, vegetables may be raw or cooked, fresh or frozen, and canned or dried.

• True

• False

Nutrient dense foods are low in nutrients and high in calories

• True

• False

People of the same gender generally have the same calorie and nutrient needs.

• True

• False

A sedentary person does less than 30 minutes of moderate or heavy activity each day.

• True

• False

For a balanced diet, you should choose food from all of the food groups each day.

• True

• False

A Nutrition Facts Panel appears on most packaged foods in America

• True

• False