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49 Cards in this Set
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The substances found in food that nourish your body.
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Nutrients
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Make recommendations on how Americans should improve their eating.
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Dietary Guidelines
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The relationship between calories and nutrients in food.
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Nutrient Density
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Carbohydrates that cannot be digested and serve as the body's "internal scrub brush."
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Fiber
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The risk for diabetes and heart disease can be greatly reduced by exercising regularly
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True
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Vegetarians only eat fruit and vegetables.
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False
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Organic foods are foods grown without the use of pesticites.
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True
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If you want to gain weight, you should eat a lot of "sometimes" foods.
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True
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The main cause of obesity is eating too much fast food.
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True
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Diets may fail because you may be influenced by other people.
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True
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One reason people become vegetarian is to help the environment.
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True
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Microorganisms generally live best in temperatures from 40-140 degrees F.
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True
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Vitamins give you energy.
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True
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High fructose corn syrup is low in calories and is good for the body.
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False
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Most vegetables and fruits are
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Nutrient Dense
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Sometimes foods should be eaten only occasionally because they are usually
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high in fat and sugar
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There are six types of these which the body needs.
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Nutrients
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Carrots are an example of a nutrient dense food because they contain
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Over 15% of a nutrient
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Dairy
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Consume 3 cups daily, most should be lowfat or nonfat.
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Limit added sugar
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Avoid high fructose corn syrup
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Cholestrol
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Less than 300 mg. should be eaten daily.
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Sodium
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Less than 2300 mg. or 1 teaspoon daily
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Healthy Weight
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Calories should equal calories used if you want to maintain this.
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Exercise
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30 minutes most days, in the recommended amount
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Food Safety
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Keeping food out of the danger zone, washing hands often would be examples of ways to do this
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Saturated Fat
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10% or less of daily calories should come from this.
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Alcohol
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None under 21 or pregnant
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Grains
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Half of these should be whole; a good source of fiber
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Nutrient Dense Foods
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Eat a variety of dark colored ones.
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Food pyramid
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Guide to good eating
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Fat
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30% or less of daily calories should come from this
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Fruits and vegetables
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Eat a variety of dark colored ones
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How can the information on a food label help you stay healthy? What would you look for?
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Choose food that is nurient dense
Limit empty calorie foods Look at the first ingredient to see if it is something to eat more of or something to reduce. |
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You should have at least 30-60 minutes of physical activity daily
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True
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symptoms of food poisioning can be mistaken for the flu.
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True
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Food poisioning symptoms usually begin from 1 to 2 hours after
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True
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Frozen food should be thawed at room temperature.
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False
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Obesity is associated with many health risks such as diabetes and cancer.
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True
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Healthy weight loss includes a variety of food from all food groups.
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True
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Any plastic or glass container can be used in a microwave oven.
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False
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A helpful treatment for food poisioning is to drink a lot of water.
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True
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One dietary guideline encourages Americans to get at least 4-6 ournces of protein daily.
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True
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This eating disorder may be life-threatening.
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Anorexia
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The rate your body burns calories is your
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Metabolism
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These make recommendations on how Americans should improve their eating
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Dietary Guidelines
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This body shape increases risk for diabetes and heart disease
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Apple Shape
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The relationship between calories and nutrients in food.
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Nutrient Density
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In this body shape most of your excess eeight is carried in the hip area.
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Pear Shape
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Eating a large amount of food and then making yourself throw up is a characteristic of this.
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Bulemia
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