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WorksheetsUnit 1 Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Maria chooses low-sodium foods for her diet because she has
hypertension (high blood pressure). This is most likely an example of which food choice factor?
Comfort
Entertainment
Enjoyment
Nutrition
Jason chooses to buy Siracha hot sauce, because it is a popular condiment among his friends. This is most likely an example of which factor affecting food choices?
Family Schedules
Social
Knowledge & Skills
Stages of Life
A downtown Charlotte neighborhood is planning to grow a vegetable garden in a vacant city lot. The lot will provide low-cost, healthy food to nearby residents. This is most likely an illustration of what two types of external influences on food choices?
Economic and technological
Media and environmental
Environmental and economic
Technological and media
Picking a certain brand of bottled water because a celebrity is drinking it in an advertisement is most likely an illustration of what type of external food influence?
Economic
Media
Environmental
Technological
A family is choosing to prepare dinner at home rather than go out to a restaurant, because a parent just became unemployed. This most likely demonstrates which type of need?
Economic
Hunger
Emotional
Intellectual
You are scrolling through Instagram one rainy afternoon and come across a sponsored post from Panera about their new chili dish. This makes you crave Panera so much that you call up a friend and go there for dinner. What kind of external influence is this?
Technological
Media
Econmoic
Environmental
You are at the grocery store to buy cereal for the week. You come across a new type of Cheerios which scientists have fortified and enriched with many essential vitamins and minerals. You decide to buy this cereal, because it's healthier! What kind of influence is this?
Technological
Economic
Environmental
Media
Going to a dinner show (such as Dixie Stampede or Medieval Times) is an example of what kind of food choice?
Emotional
Entertaiment
Wellness
Adventure
Which statement is an example of a good dietary recommendation?
Burn more calories than you consume.
Gradually increase calories consumed.
Burn fewer calories than one consumes.
Gradually decrease calories burned.
Which of the sources below is a credible source or science-based nutrition information that you can safely follow for health and wellness?
MyPlate.gov
The Atkins Diet
Wikipedia
The National Inquirer
When trying to loose weight, eat/drink this...
8 glasses of milk every day
Foods that are high in calories and low in nutrients
3000 calories a day over 3 meals
Foods that are high in nutrients and low in calories
Carbohydrates provide the body with:
Energy and Fiber
Protection of Internal Organs
substances that become part of bones, tissues, and body fluids
Dissolving vitamins, minerals, and amino acids
Water provide the body with:
Energy and Fiber
Protection of Internal Organs
substances that become part of bones, tissues, and body fluids
Dissolving vitamins, minerals, and amino acids
Fat provides the body with:
Energy and Fiber
Protection of Internal Organs
substances that become part of bones, tissues, and body fluids
Dissolving vitamins, minerals, and amino acids
The nutrient that builds, maintains, and repairs body tissue is...
Protien
Carbohydrates
Water
Fats
Bread and pasta are a good source of which nutrient?
Fat
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Minerals
Meat and seafood are a good source of which nutrient?
Fat
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Minerals
According to MyPlate.gov, half you plate should be:
Fruits & Vegetables
Dairy & Grains
Grains & Vegetables
Fruits & Protein
It's strawberry season in NC! This year, strawberry's were so abundant that they were only 99 cents per pint.. This price is much better than in the winter when a pint cost $2.00! What kind of external influence is this?
Economic/Environmental
Individual
Technological
Media
Eating 3 meals a day in order to consume enough calories is an example of what kind of food choice?
Nutrition
Comfort
Enjoyment
Family and social ties
Which is an example of an external influence affecting food choices?
availability of canned foods
religious beliefs with specific food laws
increases in one's high blood pressure
number of employed parents
Jason, a 25- year old young professional, relies heavily on high-sodium and high-fat fast food and frozen meals because he never learned to cook. Which internal influence on food choices does this represent?
family schedules
knowledge and skills
peer group
stages of life
Gardening, dancing, and walking briskly are examples of:
very light physical activity
light physical activities
moderate physical activities
vigorous physical activities
Fourth of July, Ramadan, Easter, and Christmas are examples of which internal influences on food choices?
personal beliefs
personal tastes
religious and cultural
situational factors
To encourage good nutrition, MyPlate recommends choosing foods that are high in:
fiber and nutrients
sodium and added sugars.
sodium and added fats
water and calories
External factors such as spring flooding and colder-than-normal winter are:
economic influences on food availability and choices
environmental influences on food availability and choices
media influences on food availability and choices
technological influences on food availability and choice
Karen consumes two and one-half cups of spinach every day to meet her vegetable group. Which MyPlate recommendation should she do a better job following?
vary your protein source
Make half your grains whole grains
focus on whole fruit
vary your vegetables
Physiological influences on food choices include gender, age, wellness, and:
peer group
personal likes and dislikes
emotions and feelings
activity levels
Choosing to convert to a vacant city lot into a community vegetable garden is an example of what type of external food influences
economic
environmental
media
technological
Aerobics, competitive basketball, and running are examples of:
very light physical activities
light physical activities
moderate physical activities
vigorous physical activities
Cutting food costs in half because children are leaving for college is an example of which type of influences on food?
cultural influences
physiological influences
psychological influences
situational influences
Deandre uses a chart to visualize how much peanut butter is considered one serving for his sandwich. Which weight-control strategy is he using?
following recommended calorie needs
practicing moderation
controlling portion sizes
achieving physical fitness
to encourage good nutrition, MyPlate recommends that half of a plate should be filled with:
a variety of foods from each food group
grains and vegetables
fruits and grains
fruits and vegetables
The price of specialty coffee drinks has risen in the United States due to increased demand. This is an example of what type of external food influences?
economic
environmental
media
technological
The foo groups recommended in the greatest amounts on MyPlate are:
fruits and grains
fruits and protein
grains and protein
grains and vegetables
Eating pizza with friends after a football game is most likely an example of which food choice factors?
comfort and family ties
social ties and entertainment
adventure and entertainment
nutrition and wellness
Mason wants to start a physical fitness program to help him get in shape. What activities should he practice for flexibility?
stretching exercises
cardiovascular exercises
resistance exercises
calisthenics
A person can make healthier food choices when shopping for packaged and canned foods by:
buying more canned than packaged foods.
buying only organic food products
purchasing larger sizes.
reading the nutrition lables
An example of a nutrition claim that a person should be cautious of is:
consuming fresh fruit for dessert
encouraging one to choose orange juice instead of lemonade
replacing corn with brown rice in an evening meal
guaranteeing one will lose five pounds per week on the grapefruit diet.
Eating pasta the night before a race is most likely an example of which type of individual food choice factors?
adventure and wellness
enjoyment and social ties
comfort and entertainment
nutrition and wellness
