The requirements for the Nutrition honor are as follows:
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List the four food groups. List the number of servings required from each
group each day. Why is it important to eat a balanced diet?
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Explain the difference between the following:
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Lacto-ovo vegetarian
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Ovo vegetarian
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Vegan vegetarian
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Plan a two-day menu, containing a balanced lacto-ovo vegetarian diet from
the four food groups.
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What is another name for Vitamin B1 and B2?
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List at least three significant food sources of the following nutrients:
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Vitamin C
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Vitamin A
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Vitamin B1
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Vitamin B2
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Iron
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Calcium
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Why is it important to drink plenty of water every day? How much water should
you drink every day?
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Name three common diseases that can be controlled by diet.
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What is the difference between whole wheat flour and white flour, and which
one has the higher nutritive value?
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What does RDA stand for? What does it mean?
References:
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About Nutrition, Seventh-day Adventist Dietetic Association, Review
and Herald.
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Nutritive Value of Foods, Home and Garden Bulletin, No. 72, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
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It's Your World of Good Food, set of 12 lessons, General Conference
of SDA, Department of Health and Temperance.