Question

3. List all of the types of foods you should eat in a day, the number of servings recommended, and the number of servings you usually eat in a day.

4. How does your usual diet match their recommendations? What changes would you like to make in your eating habits?
5. What if you’re a vegetarian? How will you get enough protein?
6. What are lipids?
7. Please write out a full meal that contains one of every food group. (Try making it for dinner tonight!)
8. Did you make the meal listed above? How did it turn out?

Answer 1

3. Low-fat or fat-free milk and milk products:2-3 a day, Lean meats, poultry and fish:3-4 one-ounce servings or fewer a day, Nuts, seeds and legumes:3-4 a week, Fats and oils:2 a day, Sweets and added sugars:3 or fewer a week.

5. Eggs, Nut butter, Steel-cut oatmeal, Green vegetables, Nuts and seeds, Beans, Soy products, Lentils.

6. Lipids are a group of structurally and functionally diverse organic compounds that are insoluble in water. Certain classes of lipids, such as fats, phospholipids, and steroids are crucial to all living organisms. They function as structural components of cellular membranes, energy reservoirs, and signaling molecules.

7. A whole-grain burrito filled with eggs, bell peppers and black beans served with a glass of milk and an orange is a sample breakfast.