One of the characteristics of a nutritious diet is that the foods provide enough of each essential nutrient, fiber, and energy. This principle of diet planning is called

The DRI Committee recommended a diet that contains ____% of its calories from carbohydrate.

Any food providing 10% or more of the Daily Value for a nutrient is considered to be a ____ source of the nutrient.

The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) are appropriately used for all of the following except

Which of the following nutrients yields energy, but also provides materials that form structures and working parts of body tissues?

Three ounces of beef stew offers about the same amount of iron as three ounces of water-packed tuna, but the beef contains over 300 calories while the tuna contains about 100 calories. This is an example of:

A food contains 25 grams of carbohydrate, 10 grams of fat, and 20 grams of protein. Calculate the total calories in the food. Show your work. What is the percentage of calories from fat? 5 pts

What is the immediate precursor for the eicosanoids?

Each of the following is known to be linked to excessive intake of fats EXCEPT

What would you tell a person who says “We shouldnt eat fat because all it does is make us gain weight”?