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

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

Children cannot use the USDA Food Guide.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The more varied a restaurant menu is, the easier it is to make healthful food choices.

The highest level of daily intake of a nutrient unlikely to pose risks of adverse health effects is the _____________.

In general, the closer a food is to its natural state,

the more nutritious it is likely to be.

Nutrition labels can help you compare similar food products from

different brands for their nutrient density.

Broiling, roasting, grilling, braising, stewing, stir-frying,

and microwaving are all lowfat cooking methods.

Use a nonstick skillet or wok can reduce your need for

added fat when stir-frying.

You can balance a high fat, high-sodium restaurant meal

with other meals eaten throughout the day that are lower in

sodium and fat.

To avoid overeating in restaurants, consider ordering an appetizer in place

of an entree or splitting an entree with a friend.

Items described on a restaurant menu as breaded, fried or served with gravy are likely to be low in calories.

“Serving size” and “servings per container” are among the information

you will find on nutrition labels.

One way to insure that food is providing the nutrients your body needs is by_________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the food groups on My Plate?

Nutrition Facts panels on food contain all of the following information EXCEPT _____.

Suppose the Nutrition Facts panel says a food has 160 calories per serving and 4 servings

  in the box.  How many calories would you consume by eating half of the box?   

Candy and other sweets have a high nutrient density.