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bio lab 7 self ass
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Although fruits contain the simple sugar fructose, they are a much better option than food items containing added high fructose corn syrup because fruit contain lots of __________ | Fiber |
| Trans fat should be included as a part of a healthy diet. True or False? | False |
| When choosing a healthy snack, Sam should make sure that the percentage of fats and cholesterol is closest to what percent recommended daily value? | 5% |
| When investigating the list of ingredients on a nutrition label, the first item listed is the one that is? | The most abundant |
| One teaspoon of salt could be over the recommended daily amount of sodium for some adults. True or False? | True |
| The left hand column of a food label give the ______ amounts of each substance per serving | Actual |
| The right hand column of a food label gives the percent of _______ substance per day in each serving | Recommended |
| Serving sizes on food labels are often much _____ portions than what we give ourselves | Smaller |
| The Harris-Benedict Equation is used to determine and person's ______ metabolic rate | Basal |
| Basal Metabolic Rate is how many _______ are burned in the body just to fuel _____ support type functions | Calories; Life |
| We should try to keep the percent daily value of a substances around or above ____% and below _____% | 5; 20 |
| ______ carbohydrates like whole grains (rice, past, cereal) are better than _____ carbohydrates like table sugar and high fructose corn syrup | Complex; Simple |
| _______ moderates blood sugar levels | Fiber |
| Simple sugars like high fructose corn syrup ______ blood sugar levels and should be avoided | Elevated |
| We should limit _____ and _____ in our diet | Fat; Cholesterol |
| Saturated fats and cholesterol should be near ____% of the daily recommended value | 5 |
| Trans fats should be _____ completely | Avoided |
| A daily recommended value for ______ is NOT required on the nutrition label | Protein |
| We should get ___ to ___ gram of protein a day | 40; 50 |
| We should not have more than _____ mg of sodium per day and should try to limit it to no more than 1500mg | 2300 |
| 1 teaspoon of salt has ______ mg of sodium | 2000 |
| ______ like vitamins, fiber, calcium, and iron should be close to or above ____ of the daily recommended value | Nutrients; 20 |
| Food with more than 1 _____ must have an ingredient list on the label | Ingredient |
| Ingredients are listed in descending order by ______, with those in the largest amount listed ______ | Weight; First |