HEALTHY EATING QUIZHEALTHY EATING QUIZ

How many portions of fruit and How many portions of fruit and vegetables should we aim to eat vegetables should we aim to eat

per day?per day?

(a) 2(a) 2

(b) 3(b) 3

(c) 4(c) 4

(d) 5(d) 5

(e) 6(e) 6

Protein is found in many foods, Protein is found in many foods, such as chicken, baked beans and such as chicken, baked beans and

burgers. What is the biggest burgers. What is the biggest reason your body needs protein?reason your body needs protein?

(a) To clear out wax from your ears(a) To clear out wax from your ears

(b) To improve blood flow to the brain(b) To improve blood flow to the brain

(c) To build and maintain healthy body tissue(c) To build and maintain healthy body tissue

(d) To build and maintain strong bones and teeth(d) To build and maintain strong bones and teeth

You are late for school and decide to skip You are late for school and decide to skip breakfast. What is the best thing to do?breakfast. What is the best thing to do?

(a) Hope to persuade your friends to give (a) Hope to persuade your friends to give you something out of their packed lunch.you something out of their packed lunch.

(b) Wait until Interval and buy a snack(b) Wait until Interval and buy a snack

(c) Grab a can of irn bru and drink it on the (c) Grab a can of irn bru and drink it on the way to schoolway to school

(d) Grab a cereal bar and a piece of fruit and (d) Grab a cereal bar and a piece of fruit and eat them on the way to school.eat them on the way to school.

Vitamin A is found in carrots, broccoli Vitamin A is found in carrots, broccoli and other vegetables. What does the and other vegetables. What does the

body use Vitamin A for?body use Vitamin A for?

(a) It builds strong bones and teeth(a) It builds strong bones and teeth

(b) It strengthens the body’s ability to fight (b) It strengthens the body’s ability to fight infectioninfection

(c) It improves eyesight(c) It improves eyesight

(d) It makes us type text quicker(d) It makes us type text quicker

How often should you be doing some form How often should you be doing some form of energetic exercise each week?of energetic exercise each week?

(a) Once per week for one hour(a) Once per week for one hour

(b) 5 times per week for 1 hour each day(b) 5 times per week for 1 hour each day

(c) Once per month for no more than 15 (c) Once per month for no more than 15 minutesminutes

(d) 7 days per week for an hour at a time(d) 7 days per week for an hour at a time

What is the best way to work out if you What is the best way to work out if you weigh too much or too little for your body weigh too much or too little for your body

size?size?

(a) Ask the best looking people in your class (a) Ask the best looking people in your class what they thinkwhat they think

(b) Ask a stranger(b) Ask a stranger

(c) Look through magazines and compare (c) Look through magazines and compare yourself to the models and celebritiesyourself to the models and celebrities

(d) Ask your doctor or school nurse(d) Ask your doctor or school nurse

It is 1 hour before your big game of It is 1 hour before your big game of hockey/football and you are hungry. hockey/football and you are hungry.

What is the best thing to eat?What is the best thing to eat?

(a) Spaghetti and meatballs(a) Spaghetti and meatballs

(b) Cheeseburger and chips(b) Cheeseburger and chips

(c) An apple and a muffin(c) An apple and a muffin

(d) Macaroni cheese(d) Macaroni cheese

Calcium helps develop strong teeth and Calcium helps develop strong teeth and bones. Which of these foods is the best bones. Which of these foods is the best

source of calcium?source of calcium?

(a) A banana(a) A banana

(b) Chicken(b) Chicken

(c) Yoghurt(c) Yoghurt

(d) Bread(d) Bread

Carbohydrate provides the body with Carbohydrate provides the body with energy. How much carbohydrate should we energy. How much carbohydrate should we

eat each day?eat each day?

(a) About half of what we eat(a) About half of what we eat

(b) We should eat nothing but carbohydrate(b) We should eat nothing but carbohydrate

(c) About 1/3 of our diet(c) About 1/3 of our diet

(d) Very little because it is too fattening(d) Very little because it is too fattening

You are in Tesco at lunchtime and want to buy You are in Tesco at lunchtime and want to buy lunch. You look at thelunch. You look at the nutritional label on a nutritional label on a

sandwich. Looking at the fat content, how much sandwich. Looking at the fat content, how much would be ‘a lot of fat’ per 100g?would be ‘a lot of fat’ per 100g?

(a) 2.0g of fat per 100g is a lot(a) 2.0g of fat per 100g is a lot

(b) 0.2g of fat per 100g is a lot(b) 0.2g of fat per 100g is a lot

(c) 20g of fat per 100g is a lot(c) 20g of fat per 100g is a lot

(d) 6g of fat per 100g is a lot(d) 6g of fat per 100g is a lot

Fibre is the part of the plant that cannot be Fibre is the part of the plant that cannot be

digesteddigested. . It adds bulk to the diet and aids It adds bulk to the diet and aids digestion. It is found mainly in digestion. It is found mainly in

(a) A greenhouse(a) A greenhouse

(b) In milk, yoghurt and cheese(b) In milk, yoghurt and cheese

(c) In vegetables, fruits and cereals(c) In vegetables, fruits and cereals

(d) In crisps, doughnuts and biscuits(d) In crisps, doughnuts and biscuits

Nearly 2/3 of your body weight is made up of water. Nearly 2/3 of your body weight is made up of water. You need to drink plenty of water to avoid becoming You need to drink plenty of water to avoid becoming dehydrated (suffer headaches, irritability and lack of dehydrated (suffer headaches, irritability and lack of

concentration). You should aim to drink:concentration). You should aim to drink:

(a) 1-2 glasses of fluid per day(a) 1-2 glasses of fluid per day

(b) Just fizzy drinks over the course of a day(b) Just fizzy drinks over the course of a day

(c) 6-8 glasses of fluids, particularly water, (c) 6-8 glasses of fluids, particularly water, per dayper day

(d) 4 litres of any fluid per day(d) 4 litres of any fluid per day

Which of these drinks should you avoid Which of these drinks should you avoid between meals? between meals? (there may be more than one (there may be more than one

correct answer)correct answer)

(a) Fizzy drinks(a) Fizzy drinks

(b) Flavoured water(b) Flavoured water

(c) Water(c) Water

(d) Fresh orange juice(d) Fresh orange juice

(e) smoothies(e) smoothies

ScoringScoringGive yourself 1 point for each correct answerGive yourself 1 point for each correct answer..

Q1-dQ1-d Q8- cQ8- c

Q2-cQ2-c Q9- cQ9- c

Q3 –dQ3 –d Q10- cQ10- c

Q4- cQ4- c Q11- cQ11- c

Q5- bQ5- b Q12- cQ12- c

Q6- dQ6- d Q13- a and dQ13- a and d

Q7- cQ7- c

Further Work:Further Work:Why not keep a food diary for a Why not keep a food diary for a

week. Write down everything that week. Write down everything that you eat and drink and at the end of you eat and drink and at the end of

the week, try to work out how the week, try to work out how nutritionally balanced your diet has nutritionally balanced your diet has

been.been.