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What are discretionary calories?

A.
the difference between the number of calories needed daily and the number eaten that day to fulfill nutritional requirements
B.
the difference between the recommended daily number of calories and the actual calories consumed on food items that are not in a food group on the food plate
C.
the recommended number of calories minus the actual calories consumed from the food groups on the food plate
D.
the recommended number of c

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C.

the recommended number of calories minus the actual calories consumed from the food groups on the food plate

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