Test Your Balanced Diet Nutrition Knowledge
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Eating a wide variety of foods in the right proportions and consuming the right amount of food and drink to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight is mainly what a balanced diet is all about. The quiz below will test just how much you understand about this. Give it a try!
- 1.What is a balanced diet?
- A.
A diet with lots of fruit.
- B.
A diet with lots of milk.
- C.
A diet that contains a variety of foods in adequate amounts.
- D.
Not eating takeaways.
- 2.Foods that contain good amounts of iron include:
- A.
Beef and lamb.
- B.
Potatoes.
- C.
Peas.
- D.
Walnuts.
- 3.A good way to ensure vegetarians get enough iron is to:
- A.
Do more exercise.
- B.
Eat more bread.
- C.
Drink orange juice when they eat spinach.
- D.
Combine potatoes with nuts.
- 4.Some examples of calcium-rich foods are:
- A.
Apricots and plums.
- B.
Avocadoes.
- C.
Dairy foods.
- D.
Chicken and pork.
- 5.Which of the following is NOT a dairy product?
- A.
Milk.
- B.
Yoghurt.
- C.
Cream cheese.
- D.
Eggs.
- 6.Which food below is high in fat?
- A.
Blue top milk.
- B.
Toast.
- C.
Pasta with tomato-based sauce.
- D.
Salami.
- 7.Fruit and vegetables are important because:
- A.
They give you energy.
- B.
They provide you with a wide variety of vitamins, minerals and nutrients.
- C.
They are colourful.
- D.
They are easily available.
- 8.Foods containing starch and carbohydrates are important because:
- A.
They help you grow.
- B.
They stop you getting overweight.
- C.
They are easy to cook.
- D.
They give you energy, fill you up and keep you regular.
- 9.Meat, fish and legumes such as chickpeas and kidney beans provide the following important nutrient:
- A.
Carbohydrate.
- B.
Protein.
- C.
Sugar.
- D.
Fibre.
- 10.Adolescents need extra energy and protein in their diet due to rapid growth and bodily changes. Which of the following would you recommend to provide this?
- A.
Healthy snacks.
- B.
Extra chips.
- C.
A Big Mac after school.
- D.
They shouldn't eat more, even if they are hungry.
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