WorksheetsDietary Guidelines & Nutritional Labelling – Worksheet Questions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Define dietary guidelines.
Official, evidence-based recommendations on what to eat and drink to maintain good health, meet nutritional needs, and reduce the risk of diet-related diseases
Personal taste preferences shared by chefs for popular cuisines
Calorie targets designed exclusively for competitive athletes
Legal bans on specific foods imposed for all populations
Using the 8E’s and 1D chart for a healthy diet, which option is NOT one of the 8E’s?
Eat less sugar
Eat more fibre
Enjoy your food
Drink less alcohol
According to the guidance shown, recommended fat intake should not be more than what percentage of total daily energy intake.
25%
30%
35%
45%
For an average woman, the recommendation for daily fat equates to how many grams per day.
50 g
75 g
90 g
100 g
For an average man, the recommendation for daily fat equates to how many grams per day.
75 g
90 g
100 g
125 g
Which actions are recommended to reduce fat consumption, according to the panel.
Use low fat dairy products (e.g., yoghurt in place of cream)
Use more poultry and fish instead of meat
Use substitutes for butter and margarine
Increase intake of fried snacks
The guidance recommends eating at least how much vegetables and fruits per day.
200 g
400 g
600 g
1 kg
Which cooking methods are suggested instead of methods that require additional fat.
Grilling
Steaming
Deep-frying
Pan-frying in butter
According to the panel, which type of foods should be avoided.
Foods with high fat and sugar
Foods rich in fiber
Fresh fruits
Drinking water
What general advice is displayed on the left side of the panel.
Eat varieties of food
Count calories only
Skip breakfast
Avoid carbohydrates entirely
What does the guidance state regarding overeating.
Do not overeat at any time
Overeat on weekends
Overeat after workouts
Overeat during cold seasons
What task are you instructed to perform in the slide.
Rank components of a healthy diet in order of importance
Define a healthy diet in one sentence
Calculate body mass index
Identify examples of food labels
What is the maximum recommended salt intake per day, according to the panel.
3 g
6 g
9 g
12 g
Which strategies are advised to help reduce salt intake.
Try alternative flavours to salt (spices and herbs)
Reduce the amount of salt added to food
Cut down on salty snack foods (e.g., roasted peanuts)
Prefer foods that have salt added during processing
Which items are listed as examples of foods that have salt added during processing.
Bacon, cheese, sausages, canned vegetables in brine
Fresh fruit
Plain rice
Unsalted nuts
What is the stated purpose of nutritional labelling.
Provide information to consumers about the peculiar nutrition present in the food item
Make packaging more attractive
Hide the ingredient list
Increase shelf life
In the examples given, what does the claim "No added sugar" mean.
No sucrose has been added
The product has no carbohydrates at all
The product tastes bitter
Only fructose has been added
In the examples given, how is a "Low calorie" product defined.
No more than 20 kcal per 100 g
No more than 40 kcal per 100 g
No more than 60 kcal per 100 g
No more than 80 kcal per 100 g
What is the meaning of LITE on a food label
It means the product is light to give an impression of being healthy, but it may still contain large amounts of fat or sugar
It guarantees the product contains zero fat and zero sugar
It means the product supplies no more than 40% Kcal per 100g
It indicates that no sugars of any kind have been added
Nutritional Labelling helps in one of the following ways
It helps consumers compare different foods
It hides the manufacturer’s address to protect privacy
It ensures all products have identical serving sizes
It discourages consumers from reading nutritional values
