knowledge while learning new things in a brief, matter fact way. Knowledge is
power. Test your knowledge to see how much you know about nutrients and portion
sizes.
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER. Answers are posted at the end of the quiz.
1. Which Facts Up Front icon will appear on food packages with limited space?
a. Calories
b. Sugars
c. Saturated Fat
d. Sodium
2. The serving size on the Nutrition Facts Panel is determined by:
a. The Food and Drug Administration
b. The company producing the food
c. How much people tend to eat
d.. The size of the package
3. How many calories are in 1 gram of fat?
a. 9
b. 7
c. 4
d. 3
4. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommends that Americans should reduce their
daily sodium intake to less than:
a. 2,000 mg
b. 2,300 mg
c. 1,500 mg
d. 3,500 mg
5. How many milligrams of sodium are in a teaspoon of salt?
a. 2,300 mg
b. 1,500 mg
c. 3,000 mg
d. 2,000 mg
6. How often are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans updated?
a. Every 4 years
b. Every 5 years
c. Every 2 years
d. Every year
7. A standard serving of peanut butter is about the same size as:
a. A golf ball
b. A tennis ball
c. A deck of cards
d. A checkbook
8. How many grams of sugar are in a teaspoon?
a. 6 g
b. 4 g
c. 5 g
d. 10 g
9. What do the "% DV" values at the bottom of the Facts Up Front icons mean?
a. The percent of the weekly recommended amount of each nutrient provided in the
entire food package
b. The percent of the weekly recommended amount of each nutrient provided in a
single serving
c. The percent of the daily recommended amount of each nutrient provided in a
single serving
d. The percent of the daily recommended amount of each nutrient provided in the
entire food package
10. Ingredients on a food label are listed
a. In alphabetical order
b. In order of importance to your health
c. In no order
d. In order based on the quantity in the food product
ANSWERS
1. a. On small packages with limited space, the icon for calories per serving
may be the only nutrition fact represented on the front of the package.
2. a. The Food and Drug Administration standardized serving sizes in 1990. A
law called the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act requires all packaged foods
to have nutrition labeling using consistent terms defined by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services. The food ingredient panel, serving sizes, and terms
such as "low fat" and "light" are standardized.
3. a. There are 9 calories in 1 gram of fat. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for
Americans recommend that you consume less than 10 percent of calories from
saturated fatty acids and replace them with monounsaturated and/or
polyunsaturated fatty acids. For example, when preparing foods at home, solid
fats (e.g., butter and lard) can be replaced with vegetable oils that are rich
in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.
4. b. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend individuals reduce
daily sodium intake to less than 2,300 milligrams (mg) and further reduce intake
to 1,500 mg among persons who are 51 and older and those of any age who are
African American or have hypertension, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease.
5. a. According to the American Heart Association, 1 teaspoon salt = 2,300 mg
sodium. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend individuals reduce
daily sodium intake to less than 2,300 milligrams (mg) and further reduce intake
to 1,500 mg among persons who are 51 and older and those of any age who are
African American or have hypertension, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease.
6. b. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are jointly issued and updated every
5 years by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS). They provide authoritative advice for healthy Americans
ages 2 and older about making food choices that promote overall health and
reduce disease risk.
7. a. A standard serving of peanut butter is 2 tablespoons, or about the size
of a golf ball.
8. b. There are 4g of sugar in one teaspoon. While the 2010 Dietary Guidelines
do not set a daily recommended intake for sugar, they suggest individuals cut
back on calories from solid fats and added sugars.
9. c. The term "% DV" on a Nutrition Facts Label tells you the percent of the
recommended Daily Value (DV), or amount, of each nutrient you would get in a
single serving of the product. As a guide, if you want to consume less of a
nutrient (such as saturated fat, cholesterol or sodium), choose foods with a
lower % DV - 5 percent or less is low. If you want to consume more of a nutrient
(such as fiber), seek foods with a higher % DV - 20 percent or more is high.
10. d. On a product label, the ingredients are listed in order from greatest to
least amount in the product.
*Quiz courtesy http://www.factsupfront.org/Quiz