Nutrition Fun Facts
They say that you are what you eat, but what you do not know is that even the seemingly "healthy foods" may hide some extra calories or fat that we are not aware. In contrast, some foods that have been claimed by "diet experts" as bad for your health may turn out to be not that bad at all. Care to scrutinize what's the real score about different foods? Check out this quiz and find out! Remember that the values of food choice is based on 100 gram serving.
1. Which among these grains have the highest amount of dietary fiber?
a. Unrolled oats
b. Crude corn bran
c. Organic brown rice
d. White fonio
2. Which among these Nuts and Seeds have the highest total amount of fat?
a. Pili nuts
b. Quinoa
c. Macadamia nuts
d. Monkey Puzzle seeds
3. Which of these desserts have the highest amount of fluoride?
a. Caramel candies
b. Vanilla ice cream
c. Jelly
d. Sugar-free frozen ice pops
4. Which of these pork products have the highest amount of protein?
a. Cured bacon cooked in a microwave
b. Cured bacon cooked on a pan
c. Cured bacon cooked in an oven
d. Cured bacon served raw
5. Which of these beverages contain the highest amount of caffeine?
a. Regular cola
b. Brewed espresso coffee
c. Red Bull energy drink
d. Unsweetened powdered instant tea
6. Which of these foods contain the highest amount of calories?
a. Sesame seed oil
b. Lard
c. Salted Butter
d. Coconut meat
7. Which of these beverages contain the highest amount of calcium?
a. Low-calorie sugar-free orange-flavor drink mix
b. Low-calorie powdered cocoa drink mix with aspartame, calcium, and phosphorus
c. Low-calorie powdered lemonade with aspartame
d. Powdered chocolate-flavored malted drink mix
8. Which of these foods contain the highest amount of alcohol?
a. Sake, rice wine
b. Cabernet Sauvignon, table red wine
c. Distilled gin, 100 proof
d. Coffee liquer with cream
Answer Guide:
1. B. Crude corn bran. A serving of this cereal contains 79 grams of much-needed dietary fiber.
2. A. Pili nut. When dried, this tropical nut found in the Philippines contain as much as 80 grams of total fat.
3. D. Sugar-free frozen ice pops. These frozen delights may have low amounts of sugar, but it also contain 89 mcg of fluoride, 15 mcg more than the regular variety. Some forms of fluoride are considered toxic, depending on the compound and its amount.
4. A. Cured bacon cooked in a microwave. A serving of this contains 39 grams of lean protein. The downside, however, is that it also contains 49 grams of total fat and 2073 mg of sodium.
5. D. Unsweetened powdered instant tea. It may look innocent and healthy, but instant iced tea (particularly in powder form) contains up to 3,680 mg of caffeine. Compare that with a mere 20 mg found in brewed tea.
6. B. Lard. Along with tallow (beef lard), mutton tallow, as well as oils from sardine, salmon, menhaden, herring, and cod, lard has the highest amount of calories in a 100 g serving: a whopping 905 calories.
7. C. Low-calorie powdered lemonade with aspartame. A 100 gram serving of this drink contains 3,089 mg of calcium, or 310% of your daily calcium needs.
8. C. Distilled gin, 100 proof. Actually, all forms of distilled alcoholic drinks--whether gin, rum, vodka, or whiskey--have a high amount of alcohol at 42 grams.
