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Food Quiz...
The following “food quiz”
could reveal just how much
you know about food and
nutrition, it is being
presented as a public ser
vice by this newspaper
during National Nutrition
Week.
Most of us realize that we
should eat the right foods in
the right amounts to keep
our bodies healthy and our
minds sharp. But how many
know what the “right” foods
are? What foods contain the
carbohydrates, proteins,
fat, minerals and vitamins
that we need everyday? And
how many of us know why
our bodies need certain
foods? Answer true or false.
1. Eggs can completely
replace milk in the diet, as
far as nutrients are con
cerned.
2. Vitamin C is found only
in citrus fruits such as
oranges and grapefruit.
3. The only good source of
iron is red meat or liver.
4. Foods containing fiber,
the indigestible parts of
food, are vital to a person’s
daily diet.
5. Each of the fifty
nutrients scientists have
pin-pointed has a function of*
its own and acts in
dependently in the body.
6. A calorie is a measure
for the energy-producing
value of food.
7. A reducing diet should
contain bread and potatoes.
8. Healthy, active, young
children require some
concentrated sweets in their
diets each day for energy
needs.
9. By the end of the first
year, babies should have
learned to eat a variety of
foods besides milk because
a milk diet may not allow for
total growth and develop
ment.
10. The nutrients the
average person needs to
balance in his daily diet are
carbohydrates, protein, fat,
minerals, vitamins and
water.
Answers:
1. False. It is very difficult
to get the calcium the body
need| for bones dad teeth
without ingesting ' milk or
milk products. Contrary to
popular belief, skim milk
has all the nutrients whole
milk has minus the fat.
2. False. The Vitamin C in
one orange equals the
Vitamin C in green
pepper. 4-5 brussel sprouts,
a serving of broccoli, a v 4
cantaloupe, and a ‘/z cup of
strawberries.
3. False. Other sources of
iron include dark-green
leafy vegetables, whole
grain or enriched breads or
cereals, dried fruits, dried
beans, shellfish and
molasses.
4. True. High fiber foods
provide bulk which aids in
the elimination of wastes.
High fiber foods include raw
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dried beans, and whple
grain breads and cereals.
5. False. There is an in
terdependency among
nutrients. For example,
Vitamin D in the body af
fects the amount of calcium
that can be absorbed;
Vitamin E prevents the
destruction of Vitamin A in
the body ; the B Vitamins
allow for carbohydrates,
proteins, and fat to be used
for energy and building
tissue; and sodium,
potassium and chloride
work together to keep the
body fluid in balance.
6. True.
7. True. Successful weight
reduction diets include foods
that contain an adequate
amount of nutrients but a
limited number of calories.
8. False. Energy is ob
tained by using all foods, not
9. At any age, the
body "requires certain
amounts of the five main
nutrients categories each
day to supply energy,
regulate body processes and
promote the growth and
repair of body tissue.
10. True.
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