What is the term for the succession of federally supported recommendations designed to provide guidelines for dietary planning?
a. Dietary Guidelines
b. Basic 4
c. Food Guides/Food Patterns
d. Meal Planning
c
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Which of the following is true about protein intake in the United States?
A. Plant sources of protein predominate in the United States. B. Seafood is our main animal source of protein. C. We eat less animal sources of protein than people in Asia and Africa. D. About 70% of the protein we eat in the United States comes from animal products.