Healthy Eating Quiz

[emzy1985]

I was browsing msn and came across this quiz. It says if you get above 5 you are more aware about your food choices than the average person. I got 8 and the two I got wrong are silly now I think about it. However when you see what the results are you will realise just how brainwashed the majority population is. At least msn got their facts right!

http://quiz.uk.msn.com/quiz/default....f-68c8519b1cac

[Andy]

Your score is: 7 out of 10. If your score is higher than 5.93, you are smarter than the average participant!

I feel like a fraud though cause almost all of them were guesses lol

[cedarblue]

Your score is: 7 out of 10. If your score is higher than 5.93, you are smarter than the average participant!

[Astrid]

Yay, I got 9!

[sugarmouse]

I got 8I got the one about fat in meats wrong I guess that could be forgiven...and Ithought peas had more vitamin C than sprouts, 'cos theyre greener!

[emmy]

I got 9 out of 10.
I put oranges for the vit C one! Guess I read the media too much

[twinkle]

I got 8/10 but, shame on me, I thought fish had more omegas than flax seeds. Glad I was wrong. The other one I got wrong was the salt one. I thought it would be 3g, not 6, cos they're always droning on about how bad salt is for you

[tipsy]

i stopped taking the quiz when they started asking about fats in animals and fishes.

those arent edible things

and they call it a "healthy EATING quiz"

gross.

[Mystic]

I got 8 - I got the salt one wrong and I got the vitamin c one wrong - lol I thought it was oranges too - never knew sprouts had much vitamin c

[emzy1985]

Glad you guys had fun with it! So there are no super humans here who know everything? Damn!

[fondducoeur]

I got a 7.
I missed the salt question, the omega 3 question ( i thought fish) , and the food to increase blood flow (I put vanilla, but that was a guess too).

[BlackCats]

I got 8 out of 10. I must know more about healthy eating in theory than I realised.
(It might help if I actually applied this knowledge to my eating habits.)

[FogStruck]

I scored 9/10 (I missed the salt question).

[Holly78]

I got 8/10. Also thought oranges had the most Vit C and that carbs should provide 80% of our nutritional needs! Obviously forgot about fruit and veg there...

[Healthy]

I only got 6 out of 10.

The ones I got wrong: the tea question, I thought Oolong tea burns fat because I drink it all the time and my metabolism is pretty fast.

What really threw me was the percentage of carbs ... when I was a raw foodist, I ate according to the 80-10-10 plan (80 percent carbs, which is fruit, 10 percent fats and 10 percent protein) -- I had a ton of energy, but lost too much weight ... however some folks swear by that plan ... I BELIEVE in healthy carbs, big time!

EDIT: re: salt ... I'm not good at math, does anyone know how many milligrams make up a gram?

[Mystic]

1000 milligrams make up a gram

[Healthy]

Thanks Stickydate -- whew, I don't consume as much sea salt as I thought!!

[sponge]

I got a 7. I'm impressed with how many people here got 8's and above.

[~*Sarah*~]

Your score is: 9 out of 10. If your score is higher than 5.94, you are smarter than the average participant!
29333 participants answered the quiz.

yay! i got the Vit C one wrong, i guessed that oranges had most...

[PaintedXSkyline]

i got 8/10
i got the salt one and the vitamin C one worng.

[Mystic]

You got the exact same ones wrong as me PaintedXskyline

[tilly. ^^]

Your score is: 10 out of 10. If your score is higher than 5.95, you are smarter than the average participant!
43359 participants answered the quiz.

[emzy1985]

Way Hey! Somebody got ten - However Tilly...did you cheat and read the thread first?

[chrissy]

I got 6, but disagree with the amount of carb you should have in your diet - surely it should be more than 50% ?
Salt, turkey & oranges - sprouts may be naturally have more vit C but because of the way they are normally cooked & how easily Vit C is denatured, I still think oranges *would* provide more per 100g.

I'm ready to stand corrected by people in this forum but don't have much faith in this sort of quiz.

[emzy1985]

Well it's just a standard run of the mill omni quiz. As for the denaturing of vitamin C - I think it means total as fresh if you know what I mean?

[bryzee86]

yaaay! 9/10! answered peas instead of sprouts on the vit. c one.

[tilly. ^^]

yes.
*blushes*
tehe.

[LuVegan15]

I got 7/10... woops.

The ones I got wrong were: Oranges instead of Sprouts, Vanilla pod instead of Cocoa... and Chicken instead of Turkey (should have known that one).

[Quantum Mechanic]

"Your score is: 10 out of 10. If your score is higher than 5.97, you are smarter than the average participant!
60497 participants answered the quiz."

I have to admit thought that I guessed on the water question. I just drink a glass of water with each meal, and then drink some in between. I am very bad with grasping what a litre actually is, or any other unit for that matter (mile, kilometer, ounce, etc.), though I am good with manipulating them in equations.

[Ruby Rose]

9/10. I got the meat one wrong. I'm kind of proud of that.

[Enchantress]

10/10, although I'm not sure I agree with the quiz.

[Quantum Mechanic]

9/10. I got the meat one wrong. I'm kind of proud of that.

Yeah, I guessed on that question.

[mariana]

I got a 6/10. Missed the salt one, vitamin C, water (didn't know it in liters), and the meat one. I had no idea on the meat--didn't even know pork and turkey were considered white meats (lifelong veggie). lol.

[bradders]

9/10
went for 80% carbs not 50 (sure the fifty is an absolute minimum though, you know like the five a day where it should be more but they think most would find it unachievable and go with a lower figure)

[squigaletta]

9/10. I got the meat one wrong. I'm kind of proud of that.

yeh I'm proud of getting that one wrong too. they should of had a fourth option of 'one of these foods are healthy and should not be consumed in the first place'!

[Firestorm]

I got 8/10 - I got the sprouts and the tea question wrong.

[Buddha Belly]

I am the best, i am the best. Sorry that is for someone i know who got 6/10 and is doing nutrition course.


Your score is: 10 out of 10. If your score is higher than 5.97, you are smarter than the average participant!
60631 participants answered the quiz.



The Answers - 60631 participants

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[Fuhzy]

The salt question is very wrong. The new recommended sodium intake is 1500mg, which would equate to about 3000mg for salt intake. They really should fix that..

[bradders]

more like 4.5g of salt sodium is about a third of salt rather than half

[squigaletta]

every where I've researched has given the same figure of 6g. do you have a link?

[bradders]

I think the RDA levels here are still the same. Just that 1.5g of sodium is about the same amount of sodium you find in 4.5g of table salt.

[Pilaf]

Your score is: 6 out of 10. If your score is higher than 5.97, you are smarter than the average participant!
60761 participants answered the quiz.

[ms.vegan]

Your score is: 7 out of 10. If your score is higher than 5.97, you are smarter than the average participant!
Well, I guessed a lot, and not being able to see, I wasn't able to ascertain for sure which ones I'd gotten wrong, I hadta work it out by reading the thread afterwards? (because they had different colour backgrounds, didn't they? sommit like that anyways?) I know I got the vit c one wrong, and the omega one, I put fish, but I'm not sure which other one I got wrong? Possibly the carbes? Either way, not bad, for a wrinkly, and only a 4-month vegan! lol!