NTR 301 1st edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture I Daily Values II Dietary Guidelines Outline of Current Lecture I Pyramid vs MyPlate II Specifics of some food groups III Fresh Fruits and vegetables Are they better than canned or frozen Current Lecture The older pyramid method gave a general idea of dietary guidelines MyPlate describes how much of each food group should be eaten at a meal The most important difference between MyPlate and the pyramid is that MyPlate expresses the message that half of your plate should be fruits and veggies MyPlate increases the likelihood of needs being met because the food in each food group are together because of their similar nutrient content No ONE group has all the needed nutrients This is why it is important to eat from the various food group AND eat different types of food in each group Some foods are more nutritious than others of the same group Specifics of some food groups Legumes All beans and peas with the exception of green beans and snow peas these groups have immature seeds They refer to the mature seed within the pod Whole Grains Grain seed and grass crops with the preserved outer covering These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute If it is whole grain whole is the first word in the ingredients Meats and Alternates Includes both animal and plant products As a general rule food groups predict nutrient intake Fruits and Vegetables do not always have to be fresh to be nutritious 1 Nutrients do not decrease the same in all foods 2 Nutrient levels are different in an individual food because of growing conditions and cultivar 3 Will processing effects make a difference on the food If it already has low levels of a vitamin and is the levels of that vitamin are decreased during processing does it matter
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