Nutrition
Sustainability
Animals
Health
Trivia
100
True or False: Dietary cholesterol (cholesterol found in food) is only in animal products.
TRUE.
HOWEVER, you don’t need to consume cholesterol directly to be healthy.
Your liver makes all the cholesterol that your body needs using fats, sugars, and proteins - all of which can be found in plants!
(Plant-based fats: olives, coconuts, avocados, nuts, seeds)
100
True or false: Tofu imported from Asia has a bigger carbon footprint than eating local meat from La Rioja.
False.
Plant-based proteins almost always have a lower carbon footprint than meat, regardless of where either comes from.
100
True or False: The egg industry does not kill any chickens.
False. It is a common practice that male chicks are killed right after birth.
100
True or False: A vegan diet can help reduce your risk of cancer.
TRUE.
As well as reduce your risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes.
100
True or False: All wine and beer is vegan.
FALSE. Some wine and beer makers use egg whites, milk protein, gelatin, isinglass (derived from fish bladder) during the filtration process.
200
Which plant-based milk has nearly the same amount of protein as cow's milk (about 8 grams per cup)?
Soy milk
200
What is the name of the overproduced, domesticated animal whose fecal matter emits methane gas, which is one of the top contributors to climate change?
Cows
200
Factory farming, known for its overcrowded, filthy, and cruel conditions, is responsible for producing how much of the world's meat?
a) 20%
b) 40%
c) 70%
d) 95%
c) About 70%
200
A whole foods, plant-based diet, has been proven to prevent and reverse which type of diabetes?
Type-2 diabetes
200
Explain the difference between a vegetarian diet and a vegan diet.
Vegetarianism excludes the consumption of meat and fish. Veganism excludes all animal products.
300
Nutritional yeast, a popular vegan product known for its "cheesy" flavor is rich in what essential vitamin?
B12
300
If the world eliminated meat from their diet one day a year, this would be the equivalent of removing the carbon emissions from how many cars from the road?
a) 500,000 cars
b) 1,000,000 cars
c) 20,000,000 cars
d) 200,000,000 cars
d) 200,000,000 cars
--> 273 million cars!
300
About how many animals get slaughtered for meat every day?
a) 5,000
b) 500,000
b) 50,000,000
c) Hundreds of millions
d) Hundreds of millions
300
Which type of people should not eat a vegan diet?
a) Pregnant women
b) Athletes
c) Elderly people
d) Babies
NONE OF THE ABOVE.
"It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that appropriately planned vegetarian, including vegan, diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits for the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.These diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes."
300
Which non-vegan product is made from animal bones, cartilage, and skin and is used in jello and many gummy candies?
Gelatin
400
Which essential nutrient does not exist in animal products (meat, fish, dairy products, eggs)?
Fiber
400
Which food product (animal or plant-based) requires the most amount of water to produce?
Beef
400
How many eggs does a chicken naturally lay per year?
10-15 eggs per year.
However, due to selective breedings, hens lay 250-300 eggs per year, causing a severe toll on their bodies.
400
1. True or False (100 points): You can only find complete proteins in animal products.
2. How many essential amino acids make up a complete protein? (300 points)
1. FALSE (tofu, quinoa, chia seeds, and combos like beans + rice); 2. 9 essential amino acids
500
Name a necessary nutrient that cannot be found in a plant-based diet.
There are none.
ALL necessary nutrients can be found from plant-based sources, including complete proteins, B12 (nori, shiitake mushrooms, tempeh, fortified foods), iron (leafy green vegetables, beans), and calcium (soy, almonds, sesame seeds, chia seeds).
500
What percentage of agricultural land is used by animal agriculture (as opposed to plant-based food production)?
About 80% (including animals and their feed), although it only produces about 20% of the world's calories.
500
Name one of the cruel practices allowed on factory farms performed on animals without anesthesia or pain relief.
500
Explain how veganism could help prevent the next pandemic.
Zoonotic diseases (diseases that pass from animal to human) emerge from animal agriculture and deforestation. Additionally, animal food production is one of the main users of antibiotics, contributing to antibiotic resistance.
500
What does WFPB stand for?
Whole-Foods, Plant-based: a diet that emphasizes whole foods from plants (like vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, nuts, and seeds) and minimally processed ingredients
