Vocab 8.2 Quiz

Food guidance system created by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA); reminds people about the proportions of the five different food groups they should eat at a meal.

• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• MyPlate
• added sugars
• calories

Guidelines published by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that provide recommendations for establishing eating patterns to promote health.

• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• MyPlate
• added sugars
• calories

Units of energy that supply few or no nutrients to the body.

• empty calories
• nutrient dense foods
• added sugars
• calories

Sugars that do not occur naturally in foods.

• empty calories
• nutrient dense foods
• added sugars
• calories

Units of energy in food.

• empty calories
• nutrient dense foods
• added sugars
• calories

Foods that provide vitamins, minerals, and other substances that either contribute to adequate nutrition intake or have positive health effects; contain little or no saturated fats, added sugars, refined starches, and sodium.

• empty calories
• nutrient dense foods
• added sugars
• calories

Form of malnutrition caused by the body not receiving or absorbing needed nutrients.

• malnutrition
• overnutrition
• undernutrition
• nutrition dense foods

Form of poor nutrition in which a person does not get or properly absorb the recommended amounts of essential nutrients.

• malnutrition
• overnutrition
• undernutrition
• food intolerance

Form of malnutrition caused by consuming too many of some nutrients.

• malnutrition
• overnutrition
• undernutrition
• food intolerance

Condition in which the body’s immune system reacts to a food as if the food is harmful; sudden symptoms can be caused by tiny amounts of the food.

• food allergy
• overnutrition
• undernutrition
• food intolerance