ManageFirst Nutrition Exam
ACF- Certified Chef correct answersA chef who satisfies American Culinary Federation-established
requirements that include points earned from education, experience, and awards, as well as passing a
national certification exam and a proctored practical exam. ACSF-certified chefs select and prepare
nutritional ingredients to make healthy menus of different cuisines.
Home meal replacements correct answersFood that has been prepared, cook, chilled, and made ready
for simple reheating.
Menu Labeling correct answersProminent labeling of menus with calorie counts for standard menu
items, mandated for restaurants in vendors with 20 or more locations
Nutrient correct answersA chemical compound that is essential to the body because it helps maintain,
generate, and repair tissues
Nutrition correct answersThe science of how the nutrients in food affect health
Registered Dietetic Technician (DTR) correct answersA person who has completed a two-year, Academy
of Nutrition and Dietetics-approved undergraduate program and 450 hours of supervised practice. A DTR
is qualified to analyze recipes and menus and suggest modifications to address health concerns and
special needs of customers and clients.
Registered Dietitian correct answersA person who has completed a four-year, Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics-approved undergraduate program, has advance training through an internship or masters
degree, and has passed a national exam. A RD is qualified to analyze recipes and menus and suggest
modifications to address health concerns and special needs of customers and clients.
Amino Acid correct answersA chemical compound that has special functions in the body, including
building and repairing muscles, supply nutrients or tissue growth and maintenance, maintaining fluids,
keep in the body from getting too acidic or basic, and acting as a transporter of lipids, vitamins, minerals,
and oxygen as part of the blood.
,Basal Metabolism correct answersBodily functions such as respiration, muscle contractions, nervous
system and hormonal functions, production of body heat, and circulation.
Body Mass Idex (BMI) correct answersA numerical calculation that reflects a relationship between a
person's height and weight that is used to determine if a person's weight is in a healthy range.
Calorie correct answersAn energy unit that is one-thousandth of a kilocalorie. In the United States,
another term for kilocalorie.
Carbohydrate correct answersA basic class of nutrients containing the elements carbon, hydrogen, and
oxygen and; it includes starch, sugar, and dietary fiber
Digestion correct answersThe process of breaking food down into its simplest or most element parts,
which the body can then absorbed and used
Digestive Tract correct answersThe part of the body composed of the oral cavity, phyarynx, esophagus,
stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.
Empty Calorie Food correct answersFood that contains higher proportion of calories and relatively few
nutrients.
Energy Balance correct answersEating the same number of calories as the number of calories utilized or
expand daily, assuming that the level of physical activity remains consistent.
Enzyme correct answersA protein substance that speeds up metabolic reactions.
Essential Nutrient correct answersA nutrient that is required by the body and has to be obtained through
the diet on a daily or near daily basis
Fatty Acid correct answersAn organic molecules found in animal and vegetable fats; it consists of a
carbon and hydrogen chain with an acid at one end.
, Fiber correct answersA complex carbohydrate that cannot be digested by the human body but which
goes through the digestive track in provides both for regularity.
Glucose correct answersBlood sugar.
High density lipoprotein correct answersA complex of lipids and proteins in approximately equal
amounts that functions as a transporter of cholesterol in the blood; also referred to as good cholesterol
because it lowers blood cholesterol levels.
Kilocalorie correct answersThe amount of energy needed to heat 1 kilogram of water (about 2.2 pounds)
by approximately 2 degree Fahrenheit (one degree Celsius).
Lipid correct answersA fatty substance that is present in blood and body tissues; lipids include
cholesterol, triglycerides, and phospholipids.
Low density lipoprotein correct answersa complex of lipids and proteins with greater amounts of lipids
and proteins, which functions as a transporter of cholesterol in the blood; also referred to as bad
cholesterol because it can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Metabolism correct answersThe process by which living organisms and cells breakdown complex
chemicals into their components and reassemble components into large molecules needed by the body.
Mineral correct answersAn inorganic essential nutrient that provides no calories but is needed for
regulatory activities of the body.
Nutrient density correct answersThe number of nutrients per calorie of a particular food.
Obesity correct answersA condition of people with a body mass index of 30 or greater.
Overweight correct answersA condition of people with a body mass index of 25 to 29.9.
