Choose My Plate Quiz

What is important to remember with Proteins?

• Eat protein with every meal

• Eat more red meat

• Keep portions small & lean and add fish nuts & beans

• Deep fry meat instead of grilling

What is important to remember when eating a healthy diet?

• Enjoy your food but eat less

• Avoid over-sized portions

• Pay attention to hunger and fullness clues

• All of these answers

Children and teenagers should be physically active most days for how many minutes?

• 30 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 15 minutes

Why should we eat more fruits & vegetables?

• They are full of nutrients & fiber

• They look good on your plate

• They cost less money

• They taste better than other foods

What are healthy ways to eat fruits & veggies?

• Stir Fried, deep fat fried, steamed,with butter

• Fresh, frozen, steamed & stir fried

• With added butter, sugar, salt and cheese sauce

• Frozen, grilled, added salt, fried

What should you remember when eating vegetables?

• Serve them with butter and cheese sauce

• Eat only the ones you really like

• Eat a variety of choices and colors

• Eat only green, white & yellow colored veggies like peas, potatoes and corn

What is important to remember when considering fruits?

• Drinking the juice is just as healthy as whole fruits

• Eat them fresh and whole instead of drinking juices

• Eat them with add sugar

• Choose more fruits than veggies

Which is the healthy choice for grains

• Products that have the word "Whole" first on the ingredient list

• Choose refined grain products like white breads

• Wheat breads because they are always whole grain breads

Which is the best choice when it comes to dairy?

• Choose Whole milk because it has more calcium

• Switch to fat free and low fat milk because it has less fat but same amount of calcium

Which things should we avoid or eat less of to remain healthy?

• Eat less fruits & veggies

• Eat less whole grains & veggies

• Eat less sugar, fat and salt

• Eat less veggies and sugars