AY Honors/Nutrition (General Conference)

Household Arts
Skill Level 123
Approval authority General Conference	Year of Introduction 1981
See also Homemaking Master Award

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AY Honors/Nutrition (General Conference)/Overview

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

3. Plan a two-day menu, containing a balanced lacto-ovo vegetarian diet utilizing the food pyramid guide.

1. Draw the food pyramid guide. List the number of servings required from each group per day. Why is it important to eat a balanced diet?

2. Explain the difference between the following:

a. Lacto-ovo vegetarian

b. Ovo vegetarian

c. Vegan vegetarian

3. Plan a two-day menu, containing a balanced lacto-ovo vegetarian diet utilizing the food pyramid guide.

4. What is another name for Vitamin B₁ and B₂?

5. List at least three significant food sources of the following nutrients:

a. Vitamin C

b. Vitamin A

c. Vitamin B₁

d. Vitamin B₂

e. Iron

f. Calcium

6. Why is it important to drink plenty of water every day? How much water should you drink every day?

7. Name three common diseases that can be controlled by diet.

8. What is the difference between whole wheat flour and white flour, and which one has the higher nutritive value?

9. What does RDA stand for? What does it mean?

10. Why is it important not to take excessive amounts of some vitamins and minerals?

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