Since Claire rarely exercises, she should increase the number of calories she eats.
In your opinion, why are a person's hands a useful tool when estimating a serving size?
Hands are fantastic tools for estimating serving sizes since we always carry them around and they are scaled to the size of the person to which they are attached. They're a consistent unit of measurement and can be used anywhere.
Why do you think the FDA requires some products to have an "As Prepared" label?
The main reason for including this label is so consumers can be informed when making dietary decisions. For example, a "Hamburger Helper"-type box meal may say it only has 400 calories per serving as packaged. However, once a person gets around to adding all the additional ingredients that didn't come in the box, it may double or even triple the amount of calories per serving.
Define the two types of carbohydrates important to proper nutrition and name two foods where they can be found for each.
Simple carbohydrates are sugars that are digested quickly; they are found in fruit and table sugar. Complex carbohydrates are starches and fiber-rich carbohydrates that digest more slowly; they are found in oatmeal and brown rice.
What steps should vegetarians take to ensure they get proper levels of protein?
Vegetarians should eat a variety of protein-rich foods, such as beans, lentils, peas, nuts, seeds, soy, eggs, and dairy products if included in their diet. Combining complementary proteins, such as beans with rice or peanut butter with whole-grain bread, helps provide all essential amino acids. They should also eat enough total calories and monitor nutrients such as iron and vitamin B12.
Explain the difference between the columns commonly found on nutrition labels called "As Packaged" and "As Prepared." Why do some products have both and others only have "As Packaged"?
Nutritional information in the "As Packaged" column is just that: it's a measure of the raw components in a box or processed item. However, on packages with both columns, it's usually not recommended or expected to consume without additional preparation. "As Prepared" takes into account other components that need to be added to the package in order to make it. An example of this could be a cake mix: cake usually requires eggs, butter, or milk in addition to the cake mix. The "As Prepared" column attempts to take these added nutritional sources into account. Simply, "As Packaged" refers to how the nutritional content of the food marketed, and "As Prepared" refers to the nutritional content of the food when it's ready for consumption.
Explain why the myth that eating late at night causes weight gain is so popular and the steps a person can take to eat responsibly late at night.
Eating late at night is frequently believed to cause weight gain. The time itself isn't an important function of weight gain. Eating at night tends to push people over their calorie limit for the day, which in turn cause weight gain. Eating foods at night that do not exceed a person's daily calorie limit will not result in weight gain.
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