Making Healthful Food Choices

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI's) are estimated nutrient intake levels designed to reduce the risk of diseases linked to nutrition.

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The USDA Food Guide recommends including small amounts of oils in the diet each day.

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Foods that have undergone some preparation procedure, such as canning, freezing, drying, cooking or fortification.

• processed foods
• fresh foods
• organic foods
• raw foods

Children cannot use the USDA Food Guide.

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Getting the most nutrition out of calories means frequently choosing forms of foods that are less nutrient dense.

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Canned peaches, frozen corn, and vitamin-fortified cereal are examples of processed foods.

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• False

Nutrition labeling can help shoppers see how thier food choices fit with the Nutrition Guidelines for Americans.

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People preparing a meal cannot control the amount of fat, salt, and sugar in foods they prepare from scratch.

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• False

Stir-frying, and roasting are low fat cooking methods recommended for preparing meat, fish, and poultry.

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• False

A high fat, high-sodium meal eaten in a restaurant can be balanced with other meals that are lower in fat and sodium in a day.

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• False