NR 228 Nutrition Exam 1 Summer 2022 2023

NR 228-Nutrition Exam 1 Study guide:2022.
Food preference - Those *foods we choose to eat when all foods are available at the
same time and in the same quantity*. Determined by genetic and environmental effects.
Food choice - This concerns the specific foods that are *convenient* to choose when we
are actually ready to eat; rarely are all our preferred foods available at the same time to
satisfy our preferences. These are restricted by convenience.
Food liking - Considers what food we *really like to eat*. We may want to eat foods that
enhance our health, but we like to eat chocolate cake.
What affects someone's food preference? - 1. Genetic Determinants (ex. liking for salts
or sweets)
2. Environmental influences
3. Media influences
Hunger - The inability to access enough food to feel nourished and satisfied.
Variety - One of the four themes of MyPlate recommendations.
This involves eating food from all food groups and subgroups.
Proportionality - One of the four themes of MyPlate recommendations. It involves eating
more of some foods (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fat-free or low-fat milk products)
and less of others (foods high in saturated or trans fats, added sugars, cholesterol salt,
and alcohol).
Moderation - One of the four themes of MyPlate recommendations. Choose types of
foods that limit intake of saturated o