Fiber is used in what system of your body?
a. brain function
b. breathing
c. digestive system
What is digestive system.
100
One of the functions of protein in the body is to:
a. grow new cells
b. use insulin
c. aid with digestion
What is grow new cells
100
The average person needs about how many cups of water every day?
What is 8 cups
100
The healthiest way to eat, especially when in sports, is to:
a. eat small amounts of healthy food every 3-4 hours
b. one once a day, before bedtime
c. all eat the pasta you want all day
What is eat small amounts of healthy food every 3-4 hours
100
Which one of these liquids would be considered to be the most healthy for a teenager?
a. a glass of whole milk
b. a glass of skim milk
c. a glass of 100% juice
What is a glass of skim milk.
200
Which is a starchy vegetable, or complex carbohydrate?
a. celery
b. potato
c. spinach
What is potato.
200
Why are soybeans an important part of a vegetarian diet? They have:
a. a fruity taste
b. complete proteins
c. incomplete proteins
What is complete proteins
200
Iron helps to make what part of your body?
a. whiter teeth
b. red blood cells
c. shiny hair
What is red blood cells
200
The best way to get all the nutrients you need every day is to:
a. take 1 vitamin pill everyday
b. take 2 vitamin pills everyday
c. eat a wide variety of healthy foods
d. eat a very large amount of fruits
What is eat a wide variety of healthy foods
200
Skim milk has ____ that whole milk has.
a. all the calories and nutrition
b. all the calories and half the nutrition
c. half the calories and all the nutrition
What is half the calories and all the nutrition
300
Which of the following is a good source of fiber?
a. meat
b. milk
c. celery
What is celery
300
Fat has how many calories per gram?
What is 9 calories per gram.
300
What do vitamins do for your body?
a. act as antioxidants
b. heal wounds
c. keep hair and skin healthy
d. all of the above
What is all of the above.
300
What is one reason why people tend to snack other than being hungry?
What is bored, thirsty, emotional reasons, etc.
300
About how much caffeine should you get in a day? No more than _____ milligrams.
a. 10
b. 100
c. 300
What is 300 milligrams
400
Your body converts starches and sugars into what basic item?
a. glucose
b. glycogen
c. glue
What is glucose
400
What is the basic building block of proteins called?
What is amino acids
400
Which vitamins are antioxidants, which help keep you healthy on the inside so you look better?
a. Vitamins A and B
b. Vitamins C and E
C. Vitamins B and Q
What is Vitamins C and E
400
How much exercise should teenagers get on a daily basis?
What is 30 - 60 minutes a day
400
Be sure to choose a breakfast with at least ____ food groups in it.
a. any two
b. any three
c. any four
What is any three food groups
500
Sugar is known as what type of carbohydrate?
What is simple carbohydrate.
500
Cholesterol is essential to life. What kind of cholesterol is the "good" cholesterol?
What is HDL (high density lipoproteins)
500
What nutrients makes up over 50% of your body?
What is water
500
Which nutrient is most likely to be missing from the typical American breakfast?
What is protein.
500
On average, how long does it take your brain to register that your stomach is full?