Nutrition Quiz


Are you nutrition savvy?

Test your nutritional knowledge with this quiz and find out. If you don't know the answer you can go on a scavenger hunt to find out the answer.

At the end of the quiz get your result card and compare with friends!

1. How many serves of vegetables do you need daily?

1

2

3

4

5

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2. Fruit is good for you because it contains?

Fibre

Carbohydrates

Vitamin C

Antioxidants

All of the above

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3. For better nutrition choose foods low in:

Folate

Salt

Calcium

Protein

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4. Increasing soluble fibre can help reduce your risk of:

Osteoporosis

Gout

Tooth decay

Reflux

High cholesterol

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5. Which of the following is a healthy snack for you?

Fruit salad

Raw, unsalted nuts

Low fat yoghurt

Raisin toast with a thin spread of jam

Carrot with tomato salsa dip

All of the above

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6. How much physical activity should you be doing each day for good health?

20 minutes low -intensity exercise

30 minutes moderate-intensity exercise

10 minutes high-intensity exercise

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7. A diet that promises you fast weight loss and cuts out a whole food group is a fad diet:

True

False

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8. What is a legume?

Sweets

A type of bread

Beans, peas or lentils

A fruit

Nuts

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Page Last Updated: Monday, 28 July 2008