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V The Beyond the Basics Quiz

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Here is another opportunity to practise using FoodFocus to solve nutrition analysis problems.

Objectives

After this quiz, you will be able to judge how well you understand FoodFocus capabilities described in this tutorial. As in the Basic Quiz, how you go about solving a problem is more important than the final answer. Even if you already know the answer, think how about how you could help someone find the answer themselves so that the answer will be hopefully be more meaningful and long lasting.

Quiz

The suggested approach is to try and answer each question in order (using FoodFocus to help you), then click on the Answer field after each question. That will display the anwer for that question at the top of your screen. Then click on Next Question to show you the next question at the top of the screen. Keep doing that until you have finished all 12 questions. (If you usually print the lesson so you have a paper copy to work with, you will find that the set of answers follows the set of questions. We only tell you this to help you avoid inadvertently peeking at the answers.)

Hint: Try to answer each question as simply as possible by using the lowest level approach you can. Three levels to consider are:

Level 1- Temporary List Only: If the food quantity is 100 grams or if the food quantity is relative (so that you can assume the food quantity to be 100 grams for comparison purposes) and if you can get the foods of interest in the same temporary list, you may be able to get the answer using only a temporary list.
Level 2- Food List: If a specific food quantity (other than 100 grams) is involved or if the foods are not easily included in the same temporary list or if the question involves Recommended Nutrient Intake, you will probably want to add the foods with their specific quantities into a new food list.
Level 3- Multiple Food Lists: You may need multiple food lists if you are comparing sets of foods. You may wish to be able to save and reload food lists. You may wish to print out the data about each alternative or make notes about specific nutrients.

The questions start here:

If you took breakfast cereals (from the foods selected from the 1997 Canadian Nutrient File for FoodFocus 3.1b) and ordered them by the amount of fibre per gram, the top five (with the most fibre first) would be:
1. All Bran, 100% Bran, Bran Buds, Corn Bran, Bran Flakes with Raisins
2. All Bran, Shreddies, Cheerios, 100% Bran, Corn Bran
3. Puffed Wheat, Cooked Oatmeal, Puffed Rice, All Bran, Corn Bran
4. Rice Krispies, Special K, Sugar Crisp, Bran Flakes, Bran Flakes with Raisins
5. President's Choice Fibre First, Fibre 1, Bran Buds with Psyllium, 100% Bran, All Bran
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If you put the following foods in order by Vitamin A (with the most Vitamin A first ), what would the order be:
1. One raw carrot.
2. One mango.
3. One piece of pumpkin pie.
4. One baked sweet potato.
5. One serving of whitefish (92 grams).
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Answer Options: 1. A,B,C,D,E   2. D,A,B,C,E   3. D,A,B,E,C   4. E,D,C,B,A
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A coffee drinker currently uses 10 ml (say 10 grams) of coffee cream in each cup of coffee and is considering two choices:
- Milk Plan- Using 10 ml of whole milk in each cup.
- Powder Plan- Using 5 ml of powdered coffee whitener.
What can you say about the choices:
1. The Milk Plan will reduce fat intake more than the Powder Plan.
2. The Powder Plan will reduce fat intake more than the Milk Plan.
3. The Powder Plan will reduce saturated fat intake more than the Milk Plan.
4. The Milk Plan will reduce saturated fat intake more than the Powder Plan.
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 Answer Options: 1. A+C   2.A+D  3. B+C  4. B+D 
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A one day food recall for a pregnant 18 year old (first trimester) is:

1 cup Bran Flakes
3.5 cups 2% milk
0.5 cups orange juice
0.5 cans vegetable (vegetarian) canned soup
2 nectarines
12 crackers (Wheat Thin)
1 cup spaghetti with meat balls and tomato sauce, canned
1 cup corn, canned
1 popsicle

About 70% of the energy RNI is provided.
About 70% of folate RNI is provided.
If this woman were not pregnant she would have over 100% of her folate RNI.
The iron RNI is exceeded but the servings of meat and alternatives are low.

 Answer Options: 1. A+C   2.A+B+C  3. B+C  4. A+B+C+D

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If you wanted to order oils according to the amount of saturated fat they contain (with the least saturated fat listed first) which would be the most correct statement:
1. canola, corn, olive, soybean, sunflower
2. olive, corn, soybean, canola, sunflower
3. canola, sunflower, corn, olive, soybean
4. None of the above: it doesn't matter because liquid fats do not contain saturated fat.
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The amount of fat in various kinds of beef varies by:
1. Less than 10%
2. Between 10% and 100%
3. Between 100% and 10 000%
4. Over 10 000%
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If you were to order the following foods according to fat content (most fat first), what would the order be?
- 90 grams of sirloin steak
- one oat-bran muffin
- one scrambled egg
Answer Options:
1. muffin, egg, steak
2. muffin, steak, egg
3. egg, muffin, steak
4. steak, egg, muffin
5. steak, muffin, egg
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If you were a 29 year old female and you wanted to get one third of your Vitamin C from a food, which of the following would provide it:
1. One boiled potato
2. One quarter cup of coleslaw
3. One half cup of applesauce
4. One cup orange sherbet
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Answer Options: 1. A or B  2. B or C  3. A or B or C  4. A or B or C or D
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If a 29 year old woman who is fanatical about meeting all her RNI’s, had a fast food breakfast (English muffin with egg, cheese and bacon and black coffee) and lunch (a 4 oz hamburger, fries (40) and a diet cola), what statements can you make about her evening meal?
1. It should be low calorie.
2. It should include a good source of protein.
3. It should include a good source of Vitamin C.
4. It should include at least one more serving of meats and alternatives and several servings of vegetables and fruit.
5. Forget it, it is too late.
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Answer Options: 1. A+B   2. A+B+C  3. A+C+D  4. E
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If a real man (25 something) has two pieces of quiche, which of the following statements are correct?
1. The total fat already exceeds the daily maximum.
2. The cholesterol already exceeds the daily maximum.
3. The saturated fat already exceeds the daily maximum.
4. The protein RNI has been met.
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Answer Options: 1. A  2. A+B  3. A+B+C  4. A+B+C+D
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Consider the following shopping list for a family of four for a week (parents mid thirties, 12 year old girl, 10 year old boy):
- 2 kg of potatoes, 1 kg carrots, 1 kg frozen peas
- 12 apples, 6 bananas, 6 oranges
- 2 kg ground beef (to be fried), 2 packages of weiners (900 gm)
- 0.5 kg cheddar cheese, 6 litres 2% milk
- 4- 500 gram loaves of whole wheat bread, 1kg of corn flakes
- Enough macaroni and cheese and other ingredients to make 12 cups of macaroni and cheese
- 1 kg margarine (sunflower oil)
The family also consumes:
- 4 - 4 oz cheeseburgers
- 500 grams of fries
- 3 kg of ice cream
- 1 kg of take out chicken (breaded, fried, drumsticks and thighs)
- 400 grams of potato chips
- 4 liters of cola soft drinks.
What can you say about the foods listed (assume no losses in preparation, all foods completely consumed and no additional foods)?
1. The food group best represented is the milk group.
2. Both saturated fat and total fat exceed the RNI totals.
3. The percent of calories from fat is between 30% and 40%.
4. The percent of calories from fat is between 40% and 50%.
5. Weiners contribute more saturated fat than any other food.
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Answer Options:  1.A  2. A+B+C  3. B+D  4. A+B+D+E
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A teenager is deciding between two courses of action at a fast food restaurant:
- Old Plan- Large double cheeseburger, 1 can diet cola, large French fries, fast-food apple pie
- New Plan- Large single hamburger, 1 can diet cola, regular fries (20 fries) and bringing an apple
What can you say about these alternatives:
1. Old Plan has twice as much fat as the new plan.
2. Old Plan has three times as much fat as the new plan.
3. The percent of calories from fat is about the same.
4. The New Plan has less than half the calories.
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Answer Options: 1. A+D  2. B+D  3. A+C  4. B+C+D
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Quiz Answers

12. A teenager is deciding between two courses of action at a fast food restaurant:
- Old Plan- Large double cheeseburger, 1 can diet cola, large French fries, fast-food apple pie
- New Plan- Large single hamburger, 1 can diet cola, regular fries (20 fries), and bringing an apple
What can you say about these alternatives:
1. Old Plan has twice as much fat as the new plan.
2. Old Plan has three times as much fat as the new plan.
3. The percent of calories from fat is about the same.
4. The New Plan has less than half the calories.
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Answer Options: 1. A+D  2. B+D  3. A+C  4. B+C+D
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Answer: 2. A+D. This is an example of where you need two separate food lists. Start a new food list. Choose the foods for the Old Plan and note the amount of fat, the percent of calories from fat and the total calories. You may wish to save this or just start a new food list. Now choose the foods for the New Plan and again note the amount of fat, the percent of calories from fat and the total calories. A. is true and B. is false since ratio of fat is 35.4/73.1, C. is false since % calories from fat is 47% for old and 39% for new plan, D. is true since 1374 calories in old plan and 797 in new plan. Back to the First Question To Next Section
11. Consider the following shopping list for a family of four for a week (parents mid thirties, 12 year old girl, 10 year old boy)......

Answer: 3. B+D Create a new food list. Load the individual foods. Make sure that each individual in the family is defined under People. Set the time period to 7 days under File|Preferences. Look at the rainbow to see the calculated amount in each food group (milk is not best represented so statement A is false). View % Daily RNI under Analysis to see that total fat and saturated fat exceed RNI's (so statement B is true) and to see that the percent of calories from fat is between 40% and 50% (so statement D is true). Sort the food list by saturated fat to see that ice cream, ground beef..... contribute more saturated fat than the weiners (so statement E is not true). Next Question

10. If a real man (25 something) has two pieces of quiche, which of the following statements are correct?
1. The total fat already exceeds the daily maximum.
2. The cholesterol already exceeds the daily maximum.
3. The saturated fat already exceeds the daily maximum.
4. The protein RNI has been met.
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Answer Options: 1. A  2. A+B  3. A+B+C  4. A+B+C+D
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Answer: 3. A+B+C Create a new food list. Load the individual foods. Make sure that a 25 year old male is defined under People. View % Daily RNI under Analysis. Total fat (106% of RNI), cholesterol (190% of RNI) and saturated fat (158% of RNI) all exceed the daily maximum so statement A, B and C are true. Protein is below the Recommended Nutrient Intake ( 41% of RNI) so statement D is not true. Next Question

9. If a 29 year old woman who is fanatical about meeting all her RNI's, had a fast food breakfast (English muffin with egg, cheese and bacon and black coffee) and lunch (a 4 oz hamburger, fries (40) and a diet cola), what statements can you make about her evening meal?

Answer: D. Create a new food list. Load the individual foods. Make sure that a 29 year old female is defined under People. View % Daily RNI under Analysis. It is too late because the recommended intake of saturated fatty acids has already been exceeded (139% of RNI). Next Question

8. If you were a 29 year old female and you wanted to get one third of your Vitamin C from a food, which of the following would provide it:

Answer: A. Start a new food list. Load each of the food items. Make sure the Recommended Nutrient Intake is correct for a 29 year old female. Look at the Vitamin C RNI and calculate one third of the daily value (30 mg so one third is 10 mg). Sort foods by Vitamin C. (Coleslaw 10.4 mg, Potato 10.0 mg, Apple sauce 2.3 mg, Sherbet 0 mg) so the correct answer is 1. Baked Potato or Coleslaw Next Question

7. If you were to order the following foods according to fat content (most fat first), what would the order be?

Answer: E. steak, egg, muffin Next Question

6. The amount of fat in various kinds of beef varies by:
1. Less than 10%
2. Between 10% and 100%
3. Between 100% and 10 000%
4. Over 10 000%

Answer: C. 595% as there are 3.8 gm in 100 grams of beef steak inside round lean broiled and 22.6 grams of regular ground beef fried medium. Next Question

5. If you wanted to order oils according to the amount of saturated fat they contain (with the least saturated fat listed first) which would be the most correct statement:
1. canola, corn, olive, soybean, sunflower
2. olive, corn, soybean, canola, sunflower
3. canola, sunflower, corn, olive, soybean
4. None of the above: it doesn't matter because liquid fats do not contain saturated fat.

Answer: Answer: C. canola, sunflower.... You can create a food list with these foods and and sort by saturated fat but a simpler approach is to select oils under Food by Type| Fats and Oils| Oils and then sort that temporary list by saturated fat. Next Question

4. A one day food recall for a pregnant 18 year old (first trimester) is.......

Answer: 4. A+B+C+D. Make sure that the Recommended Nutrient Intake is specified for a pregnant 18 year old (first trimester). Create a new food list. Either load the foods in the food recall individually or, if you saved this list when you were doing the Basic Quiz, you can just load it. Select Analysis and choose the % Daily RNI option. Next Question

3. A coffee drinker currently uses 10 ml (say 10 grams) of coffee cream in each cup of coffee and is considering two choices:
- Milk Plan- Using 10 ml of whole milk in each cup.
- Powder Plan- Using 5 ml of powdered coffee whitener.
What can you say about the choices:
1. The Milk Plan will reduce fat intake more than the Powder Plan.
2. The Powder Plan will reduce fat intake more than the Milk Plan.
3. The Powder Plan will reduce saturated fat intake more than the Milk Plan.
4. The Milk Plan will reduce saturated fat intake more than the Powder Plan.
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 Answer Options: 1. A+C   2.A+D  3. B+C  4. B+D 
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Answer: 2. A+D Create a new food list. Add 10 ml of whole milk and 5 ml of powdered coffee whitener. Sort by total fat to show that the Milk Plan is lower fat (so A is correct). Sort by saturated fat to show that the Milk Plan is lower in saturated fat (so D is correct). Next Question

2. If you put the following foods in order by Vitamin A (with the most Vitamin A first ), what would the order be:
1. One raw carrot.
2. One mango.
3. One piece of pumpkin pie.
4. One baked sweet potato.
5. One serving of whitefish (92 grams).
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Answer Options: 1. A,B,C,D,E   2. D,A,B,C,E   3. D,A,B,E,C   4. E,D,C,B,A
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Answer: 3. D, A, B, E, C The steps to show this are: Create a new food list and add each of the foods listed. Put the foods in order by Vitamin A by using Sort|Vitamins|Vitamin A from the main menu line. Next Question

1. If you took breakfast cereals (from the Nutrient Values of Some Common Foods) and ordered them by the amount of fibre per gram, the top five (with the most fibre first) would be:
1. All Bran, 100% Bran, Bran Buds, Corn Bran, Bran Flakes with Raisins
2. All Bran, Shreddies, Cheerios, 100% Bran, Corn Bran
3. Puffed Wheat, Cooked Oatmeal, Puffed Rice, All Bran, Corn Bran
4. Rice Krispies, Special K, Sugar Crisp, Bran Flakes, Bran Flakes with Raisins
5. President's Choice Fibre First, Fibre 1, Bran Buds with Psyllium, 100% Bran, All Bran

Answer: E. President's Choice Fibre First, Fibre 1...You can show this by selecting Breakfast Cereals under Food by Type and sorting the list by fibre.Next Question

Independent Practice

Congratulations on getting to the end of this quiz. If you feel confident that you understand the capabilites of FoodFocus, you will be able to do relatively complex nutrient analysis and you will be able to plan challenging exercises for your students. If you want to explore further, you may be interested in looking over the Frequently Asked Questions section or reading the FoodFocus manual on topics that are beyond the scope of this tutorial.

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