Intro to Nutrition Review

Calories are _ provided by food.

(a)  

Calorie needs do not vary by age, height, weight & physical activity level.

• True

• False

My nutritional habits now may impact the likeliness of getting a lifestyle disease in the future

• True

• False

Empty calorie foods should be limited to _ of your total daily calorie intake.

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

Our bodies need healthy fats. A good course of healthy fats will be listed as:

• trans fats

• saturated fats

• unsaturated fats

• total fats

For healthier options, you want foods with minimal ingredients.

• True

• False

Sugar is a type of carbohydrate-which kind?

• simple

• complex

Empty calories often do not have many _

• calories

• nutrients

• fat

• vitamins

The average recommendation of calories is _ for Americans.

• 1,800

• 2,000

• 2,400

• 2,800

Substances found in food are

• nutrients.

• calories.

• fats.

• nutrition.