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What is your health IQ?

Posted on | March 22, 2011 | No Comments

Take the quiz below to see how health wise you are.

Question 1: What is aspartame?

  • a)   A green vegetable
  • b)  An ingredient to make muffins rise
  • c)  A natural sugar found in fruit
  • d)  Harmful artificial sweetener

Question 2:  Choose the food that contains trans fats

  • a)  Tomatoes
  • b)  Potato salad dressing
  • c)  Coca cola
  • d)  Red wine

Question 3: Choose the healthiest option from this list

  • a)  Char Kway Teow
  • b)  Fish Head Curry
  • c)  Sliced fish noodle soup
  • d)  Chicken rice

Question 4:  What is the lowest calorie alcoholic beverage in this list

  • a)  Red Wine
  • b)  Beer
  • c)  Cocktails
  • d)  White Wine

Question 5:  Which one of these contains the most calories per gram?

  • a)  Protein
  • b)  Carbohydrates
  • c)  Fat
  • d)  Sodium

Question 6:  Which is the healthiest drink from this list?

  • a)   Soda Water
  • b)  Tonic Water
  • c)  Vanilla latte
  • d)  Orange Juice

Question 7:  How do you recognize food is high in fat?

  • a)  It is wrapped in paper
  • b)  It looks shiny
  • c)   It smells fatty
  • d)  It’s yellow in colour

Question 8: Read the ingredient list below – which ingredient is the largest portion of the product:

Ingredients in Pea & Ham Soup:  Water, Green Peas, Salt, Ham, green colour E552, Additive 443

  • a)  Green Peas
  • b)  Water
  • c)  Salt
  • d)  Additive 443

Question 9:  Choose the vegetable that has the least carbohydrate

  • a)  Corn
  • b)  Peas
  • c)  Broccoli
  • d)  Potato

Question 10:  Choose the healthiest Japanese option from the list

  • a)  California handroll
  • b) tempura vegetables
  • c)  tuna mayo rolls
  • d) salmon sashimi (raw)

Question 11:  What would you choose as a spread on your sandwich that contains the least fat and calories

  • a)  Pesto
  • b)  Kaya
  • c)  Wholegrain mustard
  • d)  Mayonnaise

Question 12: What is the correct portion of protein to eat per adult at meal time?

  • a)  Palm size / deck of cards size
  • b)  Clenched fist / tennis ball size (cooked)
  • c)  Thumb nail size
  • d)  As much as I want

Question 13: What is the correct portion of fat to eat per adult at meal time?

  • a)  Palm size / deck of cards size
  • b)  Clenched fist / tennis ball size (cooked)
  • c)  Thumb nail size
  • d)  As much as I want

Question 14: What is the correct portion of carbohydrate to eat per adult at meal time?

  • a)  Palm size / deck of cards size
  • b)  Clenched fist / tennis ball size (cooked)
  • c)  Thumb nail size
  • d)  As much as I want

Question 15:  How do you reduce calories in sauce / gravy on your meals?

  • a)  Avoid creamy sauces with butter
  • b)  Choose mustard or red wine jus
  • c)  Ask for sauce/gravy on side – not on your meal
  • d)  All of the above

Question 16:  How long will it take a 60kg person walking briskly (5km/hr) to burn off a Large Big Mac Meal  (1160 calories)

  • a)  6hrs 44 minutes
  • b)  3 hrs 10 minutes
  • c)  4 hrs 20 minutes
  • d)  1 hour

Question 17: What is the average recommended daily calorie intake for adult women?

  • a) 900 – 1200 calories
  • b)  1500 – 1800 calories
  • c)  1200 – 1500 calories
  • d)  2000 calories

Question 18:  What exercise will burn the most calories per minute from the list below:

  • a)  Horse Riding
  • b)  Brisk Walking
  • c)  Line Dancing
  • d)  Golf

Question 19:  Choose the richest source of Omega 3 (to improve brain & heart health) from the list:

  • a)  Steak
  • b)  Flaxseed
  • c)  Salmon
  • d)  Corn

Question 20:  How many glasses of water should you drink daily?

  • a)  6 – 8 glasses
  • b)  2 – 4 glasses
  • c)  10 glasses
  • d)  3 litres

How did you go?  Here are the answers if you’re unsure:

Answers:  1(d), 2(b), 3(c), 4(d), 5(c), 6(a), 7(b), 8(b), 9(c), 10(d), 11(c), 12(a), 13(c), 14(b), 15(d), 16(a), 17 (c), 18 (b), 19 (c), 20(a)

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