Food, Nutrition & Wellness ©2010

Chapter 9: My Pyramid and You

Chapter Test Practice

1
Who creates MyPyramid?
A)The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
B)The U.S. Department of Health
C)The U.S. Department of Agriculture
D)The President's Council on Physical Fitness
2
What is NOT true about MyPyramid
A)Each stripe stands for a food group or oils
B)The different widths are estimates
C)Some foods in each group are more healthful than others.
D)Stripes for grains, vegetables, fruit, and milk are narrower than those for meat and beans and oils.
3
Which is NOT a food group?
A)Oils
B)Grains
C)Vegetables.
D)Meat and beans
4
Why is eating a variety of foods so important?
A)Eating the same foods all the time is boring.
B)No single food or food group supplies all the nutrients your body needs.
C)It is easier to feed a family with a variety of foods.
D)It is easier to stay on a diet by eating a variety of foods
5
Which of the following might influence food choices?
A)physical needs
B)food preferences
C)family and cultural traditions
D)All of the above
6
Carrots and apricots are great sources of which vitamin?
A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
7
Which food is not matched with its group?
A)yogurt-Milk
B)couscous-Grains
C)peanut butter-Oils
D)salmon-Meat & Beans
8
Which term means a biased or exaggerated belief about the traits of a group of people?
A)ethnic diversity
B)cultural diversity
C)cultural insensitivity
D)cultural stereotype
9
How does the food supply impact cuisine?
A)different cultures often rely on hard-to-find foods.
B)a culture's traditional foods depend largely on what grows nearby.
C)different cultures often use only fresh foods.
D)a culture's traditional foods depend largely on foods that are lowest in price.
10
What do politics, trade policies, and food safety regulations affect?
A)commerce and foods prices.
B)food prices and availability.
C)commerce and availability
D)commerce and nutrition
11
What is the term to describe a food with several ingredients from two or more food groups?
A)regional food
B)combination food
C)nutrient-dense food
D)empty-calorie food
12
How do regional foods develop?
A)local ethnic groups choose the foods.
B)the local government chooses the foods to be grown.
C)It is more economical to grow things locally.
D)the climate and land are good for producing the ingredients.
13
In which food group can eggs be found?
A)Milk
B)Meat and Beans
C)Oils
D)Grains
14
Which of the following would NOT be considered an empty-calorie food?
A)lollipop
B)caramel-nut bar
C)fruit-and-nut-mix
D)orangeade
15
How can you figure out in which food group a combination food belongs?
A)Determine which is the main ingredient and name its food group.
B)Determine which ingredient has the most calories.
C)Name the various food groups and then estimate how much each ingredient contributes to your food-group recommendations.
D)Consider the entire food to be in the Meat and Beans group.
16
How can you determine how much food you should be eating daily?
A)Use the package recommendations as a guide.
B)Use MyPyramid Tracker.
C)Use your judgment.
D)Eat enough to fill your plate only once.
17
Which of the following is NOT a combination food?
A)baked potato
B)French toast
C)Caesar salad
D)onion soup
18
What item would a cup of dry cereal be equivalent to?
A)A baseball.
B)A deck of cards.
C)A 9-volt battery.
D)A CD.
19
What are discretionary calories?
A)the extra calories you can have if you allow yourself to overeat one day each week
B)extra calories you can have if you don't eat properly
C)extra calories you can have if you eat enough from all food groups, and if you stay within your total calorie budget.
D)extra calories you can have if you are underweight
20
How can you earn more discretionary calories?
A)Eat less during the course of the day, so you can eat more at night.
B)Fast during the day.
C)Skip breakfast.
D)Participate in sports or move more to increase your need for food energy.
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