You are teaching a nutrition class in a bariatric clinic. One of your students asks, If fat isn't good for you, why not go on a fat-free diet? You explain that fat does have several functions in food. What is one of those functions?
A) It absorbs flavors and aromas of ingredients to improve overall taste.
B) It makes meat more rare when you cook it.
C) It makes cheese have a rubbery feel.
D) It increases rancidity in foods.
Question 2
Lactose is composed of glucose and galactose and is a naturally occurring carbohydrate. Unfortunately, many individuals cannot tolerate lactose and develop gastrointestinal symptoms after ingesting it.
These individuals would do best eating what dairy food? A) Milk B) Cheese C) Yogurt D) Butter