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Factors & Food Guide

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many minutes of ACTIVITY should you try to do every day?

a)

60 minutes

b)

30 minutes

c)

120 minutes

d)

10 minutes

2.

Canada's Food Guide recommends plant-based proteins more often. This is an example of a plant-based protein

a)

Bread

b)

Fish

c)

Tofu

d)

Corn

3.

What beverage is suggested by Health Canada to be consumed with meals and throughout the day?

a)

Milk

b)

Water

c)

Pop

d)

Fruit juice

4.

What is part of healthy eating?

a)

Cook more often

b)

Enjoy your food

c)

Eat meals with others

d)

Throw away food

5.

Avoid consuming...

a)

Sodium (salt)

b)

Sugars

c)

Meat

d)

Saturated fat

6.

Drinking water keeps up from getting ____________.

a)

weak muscles

b)

dehydrated

c)

constipated

d)

the flu

7.

Substances in food that your body needs are called ____________.

a)

diet

b)

fats

c)

sugars

d)

nutrients

8.

Which of the following are nutrients from food that our bodies need?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Chemicals

c)

Lipids/fats

d)

Oxygen

9.

What are some other nutrients our bodies need from food?

a)

Vitamins

b)

Proteins

c)

Silver

d)

Cellulose

10.
Calories  are _______.
a)
Fat
b)
Energy
c)
Sugar
d)
bad
11.
Which is not one of the 6 nutrients?
a)
Vitamins
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Fruits
d)
Minerals
12.
Why should people eat?
a)
To fill their belly
b)
To get energy
c)
To get physically fit
d)
To get bigger
13.
How much exercise to teens need daily?
a)
30 min.
b)
60 min.
c)
90 min.
d)
15 min.
14.
Why is it important to eat a variety of foods?
a)
To get used to foods you don't enjoy
b)
To try new things
c)
To get all of your nutrients
d)
To let your eyes enjoy the food too
15.
The term food habits refers to why and how people eat, which foods they eat, and with whom they eat, as well as the ways people obtain, store, use, and discard food. 
Which of the following factors influences food habits?
a)
Culture and Social
b)
Religion 
c)
Economic and Political
d)
All of the above
16.
Food is ONLY the source of nutrition for humans, it does not play other roles in our daily lives, beliefs, or socioeconomics.
a)
True
b)
False
17.

Eating pasta the night before a race is most likely an example of which type of individual food choice factors?

a)

adventure and wellness

b)

enjoyment and social ties

c)

comfort and entertainment

d)

nutrition and wellness

18.

Karen consumes two and one-half cups of spinach every day to meet her vegetable group. Which recommendation should she do a better job of following?

a)

eat a variety of vegetables

b)

focus on whole fruit

c)

make half your grains whole grains

d)

vary your protein source

19.

Mary does not eat pork because of her religion. This choice is most likely effected by which influence:

a)

Situational

b)

Media

c)

Technological

d)

Cultural

20.

Sales of red cabbage rose by 86% after it was used as an ingredient on a popular television cooking show.

a)

a. The role of popular culture in influencing food choices.

b)

b. The influence of marketing food information.

c)

c. An emotional response to food marketing.

d)

d. Social factors influencing healthy eating.

21.

Which one of the following is an example of the social role of food?

a)

a. Eating vegetables for nutrients.

b)

b. Sharing food at a birthday party.

c)

c. Eliminating gluten from a diet.

d)

d. Replacing red meat with legumes.