The Big Healthy Eating Quiz - Quiz Friday!

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

 2. A deficiency of calcium in your diet can lead to which illness in later life?

a.      Calcification

b.      Osteoporosis

c.      Gout

 3. How many portions of fruit and vegetables is it recommended that we eat every day?

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        

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