216 FOODS AND DIETARIES 



PROBLEM QUESTIONS 



1. What is a nutrient? What uses have nutrients in foods? 



2. What are the differences between a food and a nutrient ? 



3. What is a balanced ration ? 



4. What differences should age, sex, occupation, environment, 

 and health make in a daily dietary? 



5. Why should foods be cooked ? Give three reasons. 



6. What is a Calorie? 



7. Why is a mixed diet necessary? 



8. Name five common errors in eating. 



9. Of what use are inorganic nutrients ? 



10. Of what use are condiments and flavoring substances? 



11. How do vegetable foods compare in nutritive value with 

 animal foods ? 



12. How do vegetable foods compare in cost with animal foods? 



13. How do beans and peas compare with meats as to cost and 

 protein content? 



14. How does fish compare with meat as to cost and protein 

 content ? 



15. How do eggs and milk compare with meat as foods ? How 

 do they compare in cost? 



16. How do nuts compare with meat in cost as a source of 

 protein ? 



17. Compare poultry with meat as to cost and protein content. 



18. Compare cheese with meat in price and protein content. 



19. Would a vegetarian diet be possible from the standpoint 

 of protein necessary to the body? How would it compare with 

 a diet containing meat? Are there any reasons why a vegetable 

 diet is unwise? 



20. Of what use are soups as food ? 



21. Why do we use fruit in a daily dietary? 



22. Is the use of tea, coffee, or cocoa justifiable in a daily diet? 

 Why do people drink them? 



23. Why are cheap cuts of meat cheap? 



24. Defend the statement, " The average American family 

 wastes enough in the kitchen to support a French family." 



