Nutrition quiz! Explain why you pick each answer...?

1. Carrots wil improve your eyesight. T F

2. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day T F

3. Chocolate causes acne T F

4. Which of these is the healthiest breakfast?

A. Whole-grain cereal with non-fat milk

B. Pastry ( Ex. doughnut) with orange juice

C. Bacon, and waffles

D. What's breakfast?

5. Which of the following fats is good for your health in moderation?

A. Monounsaturated fat

B. Polyunsaturated fat

C. Saturated fat

D. Both A and B

Nutrition quiz! Explain why you pick each answer...?

1. False. No proof that Vitamin A improves eyesight, but studies suggest that it can help eyesight from deteriorating.

2. True. People who don't eat breakfast are 450% more likely to be overweight, and being overweight leads to a host of health problems.

3. False. There is no direct link between diet and acne. Certain foods can cause acne in certain people, but chocolate doesn't cause acne in everyone.

4. A is the best choice. The other choices are high in saturated fat, which should be restricted as much as possible. Whole-grain cereal is high in complex carbs and nonfat milk is a good source of protein without being a source of saturated fat.

5. D is the best choice. Actually, monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat help lower overall cholesterol levels, raise "good" cholesterol, and lower "bad" cholesterol. These types of fats should make up the vast majority of your fat intake.

Nutrition quiz! Explain why you pick each answer...?

1 F (carrots and eyesight improvement have not been established)

2 T. (You don;t want the slows at 10 am)

3 a (better balance of what you need)

4 D (both kinds of those fats are necessary)

Nutrition quiz! Explain why you pick each answer...?

1. t its a proven fact

2. t it helps start your day off, so u feel awake and ready to work

3. f its been proven that it does not, hormones and other non related causes can affect your skin

4. A is the best because grains are healthy and so is non fat milk, other choises are high in fat or sugars.

5.im not sure on this one:| ???my guess is B

Nutrition quiz! Explain why you pick each answer...?

1-T, carrotene

2-T Starts your motor, gets metabolism going and gives lots of energy

3-F people used to think the oils would cause, research and studies say otherwise

4-A I'd think that to be self explanatory

5-D when the option is given to pick both answers only once on a test, its almost always the answer.

Nutrition quiz! Explain why you pick each answer...?

1. T - Carrots have vitamin A? K? something . . . And that's what I tell my kids to get them to eat them

2. t - it gets your metabolism going

3. f - I just heard it was false. It does give me canker/cold sores though

4. a. has slower releasing carbs that keep your blood sugar more level

5. oh, lets say d.

Nutrition quiz! Explain why you pick each answer...?

1. Carrots Will improve your eyesight. F

carrots will improve your night vision.

2. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day F

to maintain constant glucose levels you should eat 5 small meals a day all equally important.

3. Chocolate causes acne F

But chocolate is often consumed during hormonal times: menses, puberty, when acne is most likely to occur.

4. Which of these is the healthiest breakfast?

A. Whole-grain cereal with non-fat milk.

except that it could lack sufficient protein, depending on the cereal choice

5. Which of the following fats is good for your health in moderation?

D. Both A and B

A balanced diet should supply 40% of calories from carbs. 30% of calories from protein and 30% of calories from fat. More in children as the brain is 60% fat, and the brain grows rapidly in childhood.