Chapter 4. Food Groups

Purpose and Goals

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All healthy diets should offer varied, balanced, and adequate intake of the food groups. In this exercise, you will evaluate your diet for distribution and abundance of foods from each group.

This will allow you to save your information for future use. After you have created your profile, select ‘Track Food & Activity’ at the top of the page and click ‘Food Tracker’ in the drop-down menu. Record your food and beverage intake for three days that most reflect your typical eating patterns. Enter each food and beverage you have consumed into the Food Tracker. Note that there may not always be an exact match to the food or beverage that you consumed, so select the best match available.

Once you have entered all of your food and beverage choices into the food tracker, select ‘My Reports’ from the navigation bar at the top of the page. You will need to use the Food Groups & Calories Report for this activity.

4.1 Build Your Grid

4.2 Analyze Your Intake

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Question 1

For each food group, identify whether you consumed under the target or on/over the target.

Grains

A

Under

B

On/Over

Correct.

Incorrect.

Select the correct answer.

Question 2

For each food group, identify whether you consumed under the target or on/over the target.

Vegetables

A

On/Over

B

Under

Correct.

Incorrect.

Select the correct answer.

Question 3

For each food group, identify whether you consumed under the target or on/over the target.

Fruit

A

Under

B

On/Over

Correct.

Incorrect.

Select the correct answer.

Question 4

For each food group, identify whether you consumed under the target or on/over the target.

Dairy

A

Under

B

On/Over

Correct.

Incorrect.

Select the correct answer.

Question 5

For each food group, identify whether you consumed under the target or on/over the target.

Protein Foods

A

Under

B

On/Over

Correct.

Incorrect.

Select the correct answer.

Question 6

Did you consume less than the allowance for oils?

HintRefer to your grid above.

A

Yes

B

No

Correct.

Incorrect.

Select the correct answer.

Question 7

Which of the following is a healthful source of dietary oils?

HintThe correct option is liquid at room temperature, assuming no additives are included to make it solid.

A

butter

B

cheese

C

peanut butter

D

vegetable shortening

Correct.

Incorrect.

Select the correct answer.

Question 8

Are you above the allowance for calories?

HintRefer to your grid above.

A

Yes

B

No

Correct.

Incorrect.

Select the correct answer.

Question 9

Are you above the allowance for empty calories?

HintRefer to your grid above.

A

No

B

Yes

Correct.

Incorrect.

Select the correct answer.

4.3 Activity Completed!

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