How much do you know about healthy eating? Take the quiz! (Answers are at the bottom of the page)
1. Monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated are all
types of fat. But which is the unhealthiest?
a. Monounsaturated
b.
Polyunsaturated
c. Saturated
a. Calcification
b.
Osteoporosis
c. Gout
a. 8
b.
5
c. At least 5
4. How many times a week should you eat fish, according
to experts?
a. Twice
b.
Every day
c. Once
5. Which food contains the most vitamin C?
a. Toast
b.
Sprouts
c. Oranges
6. According to some experts, how much water should we
drink every day?
a. One pint
b.
One Litre
c. Two Litres
7. How many teaspoons of sugar can be found in an
ordinary 60g bar of milk chocolate?
a. Seven
b. One
c. Three
8. Potatoes, cereals, bread and pasta contain high
amounts of…?
a. Vitamins
b.
Minerals
c. Carbohydrates
9. Tomatoes are a good source of which healthy nutrient?
a. Lactose
b.
Lycopene
c. Liposuction
10. What does BMI stand for?
a. Body Muscle Indicator
b.
Body Mass Index
c. Bad Meal Index
11. If you consume too much salt, you are at higher risk
of which condition?
a. Diabetes
b.
Mumps
c. High Blood Pressure
12. True or false: you can get all the fruit and
vegetables you need in a day by drinking juice?
a. True
b.
False
c. Only if you drink different types of juice
13. How many peas make one portion?
a. Three heaped tablespoons
b.
Three heaped teaspoons
c. About 10
14. Meat, eggs, fish and tofu provide us with high doses
of what kind of nutrient?
a. Carbohydrates
b.
Vitamin C
c.
Protein
15. The maximum recommended daily intake of alcohol is?
a.
Two to three units for women, three to four
units for men
b.
20 units for women, 24 for men
c.
As long as you never get falling-down drunk, as
much as you like
16. Which of the following cannot be counted as part of
your five portions of fruit and vegetables?
a.
Mushrooms
b.
Potatoes
c.
Fruit juice
17. What percentage of people in the UK are either
overweight or obese?
a.
About 20%
b.
About 60%
c.
About 40%
18. Omega 3 is…?
a.
An expensive watch
b.
A type of fatty acid that helps protect against
heart disease
c.
A type of genetically modified (GM) potato
19. We should eat plenty of fibre because…?
a.
Fibre helps our brains function more efficiently
b.
Fibre helps our lungs function more efficiently
c.
Fibre helps our bowels function more efficiently
20. Which of these foods can count as part of your
five-a-day?
a.
Tinned pineapple
b.
Frozen peas
c.
Both of the above
Answers:
1.c 2.b 3.c 4.a 5.b 6.c
7.a 8.c 9.b 10.b 11.c 12.b
13.a 14.c 15.a 16.b 17.b 18.b
19.c 20.c
Obrigado!...
