Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA)

Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) & MyPlate (use your reading assignment to help with this section) 1. The DGA are nutrition and lifestyle recommendations that are updated every ______ years. 2. The DGA are recommendations designed to promote ________________, and reduce the risk of ____________________, and meet ____________________. 3. The development of the DGA start with reviewing scientific evidence and numbers from the __________________________. It is created through a joint effort by the two U.S. departments: _________________ and _______________. Ultimately, it is translated into ______________ for consumers to use. 4. What types of people/professions will likely use the DGA? (name 3 types from your reading) 5. For about the first 6 months of life, the DGA recommends that infants should be fed exclusively _________________. If this is not available, they should be fed ________________________. 6. A healthy diet pattern can be ___________________ to individual needs and preferences. 7. The DGA recommends that we enjoy nutrient-dense foods as part of a healthy eating pattern. What food groups should be included and limited on a healthy eating pattern? a. Include: b. Limit: 8. The DGA recommends limiting: a. added sugars to less than__________ of daily calories b. saturated fat to less than __________ of daily calories c. sodium to less than __________ mg per day 9. Are Americans currently meeting the DGA recommendations? Yes or no? ______________ 10. Where does most of the added sugar come from in the U.S. diet? _____________________ 11. Where does most of the sodium come from in the U.S. diet? _________________________ 12. MyPlate is a visual nutrition guide based off the DGA and it emphasizes ___________________, _________________, ________________________ and _________________________ foods to help balance nutrients and calories. 13. Is MyPlate available in only English? Yes or No? ________ 14. Fill in the MyPlate Food groups and their recommendations (for a 2000 kcal diet). (click on dotted lines to type your answer or type your answers underneath the diagram as a list)