Test your knowledge 1. A healthy diet contains a variety of take away food each week contains a variety of foods that differ biologically (correct) contains a variety of animal foods contains a variety of plant foods 2. Eating a wide variety of foods helps to achieve nutritional adequacy and optimise health potential (correct) achieve nutritional adequacy only protect the economy prevent weight gain 3. Foods that can protect against iron deficiency white bread lean red meat (correct) full cream milk yellow vegetables 4. People who eat fish at least twice a week have better hearing are less likely to suffer a fatal heart attack (correct) will not get diabetes are more likely to get depressed 5. Eggs should not be eaten by people with heart disease need to be restricted to two a week if blood cholesterol is above 5.5 mmol/L are a highly nutritious food (correct) should be eaten with bacon 6. Eating a handful of nuts at least twice a week increases the risk of obesity increases the risk of stomach cancer lowers the risk of liver cancer lowers the risk of heart disease (correct) 7. Soybeans contain isoflavones, a class of phyto (plant)-chemicals that prevent hot flushes in women during menopause have hormone like properties similar to the female hormone - oestrogen (correct) have no effect in the human body must be eaten with a cereal food to be of benefit 8. Legumes are a very healthy food choice especially in people with diabetes because legumes are low in fat legumes do not contain sugar legumes are slowly digested and have a low glycaemic index(correct) legumes are high in protein 9. Wholegrain cereals contain more dietary fibre than refined cereals (correct) include cereals like oats, Corn Fakes and brown bread contain fewer photochemicals than refined cereals increase the risk of heart disease and lower the risk of cancer 10. Eating a wide variety of vegetables is healthy because vegetables are not fattening a rich source of protein a rich source of complex carbohydrate a rich source of antioxidants (correct) 11. Which is the most varied group of vegetables? (Hint: Think how vegetables are classified) carrots, potatoes, beetroot and silverbeet potatoes, spinach, broccoli, onion (correct) garlic, onions lettuce and spinach broccoli, caulifower, cabbage and Brussel sprouts 12. Lycopene, a powerful antioxidant, is a red pigment found mainly in: red meat tomatoes and tomato products (correct) red skinned apples salmon 13. The chocolate with the greatest concentration of potential health protective substances (cocoa solids) White chocolate Dark chocolate (correct) Milk chocolate Caramel chocolate 14. Black tea is a healthy drink because It is a good source of protein It contains vitamins, minerals and antioxidants (correct) It can be drunk hot or cold It is usually drunk with milk 15. The caffeine in coffee improves alertness and concentration (correct) raises blood cholesterol causes cancer helps most people sleep at night
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1. A healthy diet contains a variety of take away food each week contains a variety of foods that differ biologically (correct) contains a variety of animal foods contains a variety of plant foods 2. Eating a wide variety of foods helps to achieve nutritional adequacy and optimise health potential (correct) achieve nutritional adequacy only protect the economy prevent weight gain 3. Foods that can protect against iron deficiency white bread lean red meat (correct) full cream milk yellow vegetables 4. People who eat fish at least twice a week have better hearing are less likely to suffer a fatal heart attack (correct) will not get diabetes are more likely to get depressed 5. Eggs should not be eaten by people with heart disease need to be restricted to two a week if blood cholesterol is above 5.5 mmol/L are a highly nutritious food (correct) should be eaten with bacon 6. Eating a handful of nuts at least twice a week increases the risk of obesity increases the risk of stomach cancer lowers the risk of liver cancer lowers the risk of heart disease (correct) 7. Soybeans contain isoflavones, a class of phyto (plant)-chemicals that prevent hot flushes in women during menopause have hormone like properties similar to the female hormone - oestrogen (correct) have no effect in the human body must be eaten with a cereal food to be of benefit 8. Legumes are a very healthy food choice especially in people with diabetes because legumes are low in fat legumes do not contain sugar legumes are slowly digested and have a low glycaemic index(correct) legumes are high in protein 9. Wholegrain cereals contain more dietary fibre than refined cereals (correct) include cereals like oats, Corn Fakes and brown bread contain fewer photochemicals than refined cereals increase the risk of heart disease and lower the risk of cancer 10. Eating a wide variety of vegetables is healthy because vegetables are not fattening a rich source of protein a rich source of complex carbohydrate a rich source of antioxidants (correct) 11. Which is the most varied group of vegetables? (Hint: Think how vegetables are classified) carrots, potatoes, beetroot and silverbeet potatoes, spinach, broccoli, onion (correct) garlic, onions lettuce and spinach broccoli, caulifower, cabbage and Brussel sprouts 12. Lycopene, a powerful antioxidant, is a red pigment found mainly in: red meat tomatoes and tomato products (correct) red skinned apples salmon 13. The chocolate with the greatest concentration of potential health protective substances (cocoa solids) White chocolate Dark chocolate (correct) Milk chocolate Caramel chocolate 14. Black tea is a healthy drink because It is a good source of protein It contains vitamins, minerals and antioxidants (correct) It can be drunk hot or cold It is usually drunk with milk 15. The caffeine in coffee improves alertness and concentration (correct) raises blood cholesterol causes cancer helps most people sleep at night
2. Eating a wide variety of foods helps to achieve nutritional adequacy and optimise health potential (correct) achieve nutritional adequacy only protect the economy prevent weight gain
3. Foods that can protect against iron deficiency white bread lean red meat (correct) full cream milk yellow vegetables
4. People who eat fish at least twice a week have better hearing are less likely to suffer a fatal heart attack (correct) will not get diabetes are more likely to get depressed
5. Eggs should not be eaten by people with heart disease need to be restricted to two a week if blood cholesterol is above 5.5 mmol/L are a highly nutritious food (correct) should be eaten with bacon
6. Eating a handful of nuts at least twice a week increases the risk of obesity increases the risk of stomach cancer lowers the risk of liver cancer lowers the risk of heart disease (correct)
7. Soybeans contain isoflavones, a class of phyto (plant)-chemicals that prevent hot flushes in women during menopause have hormone like properties similar to the female hormone - oestrogen (correct) have no effect in the human body must be eaten with a cereal food to be of benefit
8. Legumes are a very healthy food choice especially in people with diabetes because legumes are low in fat legumes do not contain sugar legumes are slowly digested and have a low glycaemic index(correct) legumes are high in protein
9. Wholegrain cereals contain more dietary fibre than refined cereals (correct) include cereals like oats, Corn Fakes and brown bread contain fewer photochemicals than refined cereals increase the risk of heart disease and lower the risk of cancer
10. Eating a wide variety of vegetables is healthy because vegetables are not fattening a rich source of protein a rich source of complex carbohydrate a rich source of antioxidants (correct)
11. Which is the most varied group of vegetables? (Hint: Think how vegetables are classified) carrots, potatoes, beetroot and silverbeet potatoes, spinach, broccoli, onion (correct) garlic, onions lettuce and spinach broccoli, caulifower, cabbage and Brussel sprouts
12. Lycopene, a powerful antioxidant, is a red pigment found mainly in: red meat tomatoes and tomato products (correct) red skinned apples salmon
13. The chocolate with the greatest concentration of potential health protective substances (cocoa solids) White chocolate Dark chocolate (correct) Milk chocolate Caramel chocolate
14. Black tea is a healthy drink because It is a good source of protein It contains vitamins, minerals and antioxidants (correct) It can be drunk hot or cold It is usually drunk with milk
15. The caffeine in coffee improves alertness and concentration (correct) raises blood cholesterol causes cancer helps most people sleep at night
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