RDA’s, Diet Planning Guidelines Name: ____________________________

694-300 Human Nutrition

Answer these questions completely and thoroughly. Read chapters 1 and 2 in your text and use your handouts to help you answer these questions. This assignment is designed to assist you in understanding the principles of diet planning and the guidelines used to establish the diet planning principles.

Questions on Diet Planning Principles:

1. Balance: Why is it important to eat foods from all of the food groups?

2. Kcal Control: What groups of people tend to consume lower amounts of food and therefore have lower energy intakes?

3. Nutrient Density: How is the nutrient density of a food determined?

4. Nutrient Density: Explain the difference between a high nutrient dense food and a low nutrient dense food.

5. Moderation: What foods should be consumed in moderation?

6. Variety: What are three advantages of including variety in your diet?

Dietary Nutrient Standards:

7. The old set of RDA values were designed to prevent nutrient deficiencies. What is the purpose of the new set of DRI values?

8. The EAR of a nutrient meets the needs of 50% of an age/gender group. To meet the needs of the other 50% of the population and to establish a RDA, a certain amount is added to the EAR value. What does this added amount account for?

9. Can AI's also be used to set RDA's? Why or why not?

10. What is the purpose of having the UL’s?

11. Why are RDA's not used on food labels?