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Fed Up

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
On a nutritional label ingredients are listed
a)
from highest amount used to lowest
b)
from lowest amount used to highest
c)
from best to worst
d)
alphabetical order
2.
Naturally occurring sugars are found in a variety of foods, including
a)
dairy products
b)
fruit
c)
100% fruit and vegetable juice
d)
all of the above
3.
Sugars provide calories, or "energy," for the body
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Sugars are a form of carbohydrates and are listed under carbohydrates on nutritional labels.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Serving size is based on
a)
the amount of food typically eating at one time
b)
the amount of food in a package
c)
the amount of food a teen boy likes
d)
the amount of food that can fit in a bowl
6.
If a package contains three servings and you consume the entire package you need to
a)
double the calories listed
b)
triple the calories listed
c)
do nothing- the calories listed are for the entire package
7.
The report based on the proposition that people should eat less of harmful foods rather than more of foods that are good for them is called
a)
Good Food Act
b)
McGovern Report
c)
McKinnley Report
d)
The Farm Bill
8.
True or false: This is the first generation of children expected to live shorter lives than their parents?
a)
True
b)
False
9.
In two decades what predicted percentage of Americans will be overweight or obese?
a)
95%
b)
50%
c)
85%
d)
30%
10.
By 2050 how many Americans are predicted to have diabetes?
a)
2 in 5
b)
3 in 4
c)
1 in 3
d)
1 in 5
11.
Is fast food served in some school cafeterias in America?
a)
Yes
b)
No
12.
What percentage of food items in America contain added sugar?
a)
33%
b)
50%
c)
80%
d)
96%
13.
Which of these in NOT considered a vegetable at school?
a)
Broccoli
b)
Pizza
c)
French Fries
d)
Hamburgers
14.

What is the difference between 160 calories of almonds compared to 160 calories of soda?

a)

no difference

b)

almonds contain fiber

c)

you get to drink more soda compared to the number of almonds in a serving

d)

soda is easier to find and buy

15.

Is a calorie eaten, a calorie eaten?

a)

no

b)

yes

16.

What is better for you to eat 100 calories of almonds or 100 calories of a soda

a)

soda

b)

almonds

17.

Almonds digest slower than soda because they have more?

a)

weight

b)

calories

c)

sugar

d)

fiber

18.

Food companies started the "healthy concept" of processed foods by decreasing fat. To make food taste better they added?

a)

sugar

b)

fiber

c)

calories

d)

protein

19.

By eating more sugar than our bodies actually need, we are storing the excess as?

a)

stored energey

b)

fast fuel

c)

calories

d)

fat

20.

Can you eat well for less money?

a)

no

b)

yes

21.

What is the subtle message the media puts in peoples' heads about being fat? (who is at fault)

a)

The food industry is responsible.

b)

It is your fault and you need to move more and eat less.

c)

It is no ones fault, you were born like that.

d)

The food that is available to us is filled with chemicals.