What is the best advice to give the parent seeking help in getting his child to eat new and different foods?
a. Offer rewards if the child eats a specific food item.
b. Disallow the child eating a favorite food until he eats the new food item.
c. Present one new food at a time at the beginning of the meal and offer it again at several different meals.
d. Do not allow the child to eat at the table with peers who may negatively influence the child's decision to accept or reject the new food.
Q. 2Of the following statements about understanding the child's preferences of foods, which is false?
a. Children have a natural tendency to like sweets.
b. Consistency of foods has little affect on the child's food choices.
c. A child's mouth is more sensitive to increased temperature of foods.
d. The child's tongue has more taste buds so strong flavors may not be preferred.
Q. 3Studies have shown that which of the following dietary conditions does not affect a child's behavior?
a. omitting breakfast
b. iron deficiency
c. lead toxicity
d. sugar intake
Q. 4Proper labeling is required to help protect from inadvertently ingesting a food that may represent an allergy to the consumer. Which of the following labels is incorrect?
a. textured vegetable protein is labeled as soy
b. monosodium glutamate is labeled as MSG
c. saccharin is labeled as aspartame
d. casein is labeled as milk
Q. 5What food source causes more life-threatening allergic reactions than any other food?
a. eggs
b. milk
c. peanuts
d. shellfish
Q. 6A sign of the most serious allergic reaction includes:
a. rash.
b. vomiting.
c. nasal stuffiness.
d. swollen lips or tongue.
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