Quiz Yourself!

True or False: Stretching is part of a safe workout.

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True or False: Exercising with a group of friends is a fun way to stay active.

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The first thing you should do before exercising hard is

1. Warm up and stretch
2. Eat a huge meal
3. Just sit around
4. Drink a sports drink or energy drink

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How much exercise should you get each week?

1. About 1 hour
2. About 2 hours
3. About 3 hours
4. About 7 hours (or more)

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True or false: If I get enough exercise, it doesn't matter how much I watch TV or play video games.

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What do kids spend the most time doing each year?

1. Going to school
2. Watching TV and playing video games
3. Playing sports
4. Doing homework

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What's the most time I should spend watching television per day?

1. 4-5 hours
2. 3-4 hours
3. 2-3 hours
4. 1-2 hours

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What types of food are most often advertised on television?

1. Fruits and vegetables
2. Foods made with healthy fat
3. Fast food and junk food
4. Whole grains

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Which best describes what regular exercise does for you?

1. It makes you healthier.
2. It helps you feel better about yourself.
3. It gives you more energy.
4. It does all of the above.

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True or false: Exercise helps build strong bones.

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True or false: Exercising regularly will make me feel tired all the time.

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If I get thirsty while playing or exercising, what is the best thing for me to drink?

1. Energy drink
2. Water
3. Soft drink
4. Sports drink

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To be fit, what should you work on?

1. Cardiorespiratory endurance
2. Muscular strength
3. Flexibility
4. All of the above

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True or false: TV time is a great time to stretch and work on my flexibility.

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What types of food do most kids eat while watching TV?

1. Fruits and vegetables
2. Chips, soft drinks, and other unhealthy snacks
3. Nuts
4. Whole grains

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True or false: Playing video games counts as exercise.

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What are some other things you could do instead of playing video games or watching TV?

1. Ride bikes with my friends
2. Play in the sprinkler
3. Write a poem
4. All the above

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True or false: Most of the food ads on TV try to get me to buy foods that aren't good for me.

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True or false: Lifting weights is the best way to keep my heart healthy.

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True or false: One stalk of cooked broccoli has more vitamin C than one tomato has.

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True or false: Frozen fruits and vegetables are not as good for you as fresh vegetables are.

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True or false: We should try to eat more dark-green and orange vegetables.

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True or false: We should try to eat less dried beans and peas.

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If you watch 2 hours of TV a day starting when you are very young, how many years will you have spent watching TV by the time you’re 65?

1. About 1 year
2. About 2 years
3. About 3 years
4. About 5 years

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Which of these foods does not contain whole grain?

1. Tabbouleh (bulgur salad)
2. Granola
3. Quinoa pilaf
4. White bread

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Which would be the healthiest snack choice?

1. Doritos
2. Pretzels made with white flour
3. Sugar cookies
4. Whole wheat crackers

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How much sugar is in one regular can of Coke?

1. 2 tsp.
2. 5 tsp.
3. 8 tsp.
4. 10 tsp.

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Which beverage has no added sugar?

1. Coke
2. Sports drink
3. Low-fat chocolate milk
4. Skim milk

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What is the maximum amount of 100% fruit juice children should drink in 1 day?

1. 6 oz.
2. 8 oz.
3. 10 oz.
4. 20 oz.

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How much of a watermelon (by weight) is water?

1. 25%
2. 50%
3. 70%
4. 90%

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Which of these fruits are rich in vitamin C?

1. Oranges
2. Strawberries
3. Cantaloupe
4. All of the above

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Which of these vegetables are rich in potassium?

1. Sweet potato
2. Winter squash
3. Spinach
4. All of the above

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Why should we limit how many soft drinks and sugary beverages we drink?

1. They are a source of empty calories.
2. They cause blood sugar levels to rise quickly and then fall, leaving us low in energy.
3. They replace more nutritious food and beverages.
4. They do all of the above.

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Which of these is a type of sugar that is added to foods and beverages?

1. Sucrose
2. High fructose corn syrup
3. Honey
4. All of the above

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How can you tell if a food contains whole grains?

1. It's brown.
2. It has wheat in the ingredients list.
3. It has a whole grain in the ingredients list.
4. There is no way to tell.

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Why is it important to eat whole grains?

1. They are rich in fiber.
2. They are rich in minerals.
3. They are rich in vitamins.
4. They are all of the above.

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Which fruit is an excellent source of fiber?

1. Apple
2. Blackberries
3. Grapefruit
4. All of the above

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Name a large, orange fruit that is popular during an October celebration.

1. Tangerine
2. Peach
3. Pumpkin
4. Apricot

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True or false: The healthiest person is the one who doesn’t eat any fat.

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True or false: Fat that is liquid at room temperature (such as canola oil) is better for your health than is fat that is solid at room temperature (such as stick margarine or butter).

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Which of these drinks contains added sugar?

1. 100% orange juice
2. Water
3. Lemonade
4. 1% milk

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True or false: We should eat whole grains once a week.

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True or false: Skipping breakfast so you can sleep late is a good way to start the school day.

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Which breakfast gives you energy to last all the way to lunchtime?

1. A doughnut and a soft drink
2. A bowl of Frosted Flakes with 1% milk
3. White bread toast with jelly
4. Plain (unsweetened) oatmeal with walnuts, apples, and 1% milk

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Which is a healthier food choice?

1. Ice cream
2. Milk shake
3. Low-fat frozen yogurt
4. Plain fat-free yogurt with fresh fruit

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What is the % Daily Value for saturated fat of a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder with cheese?

1. 5%
2. 15%
3. 34%
4. 59%

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How many grams of trans fat are in a large order of McDonald’s French fries?

1. 0
2. 2
3. 5
4. 8

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Which food is a good source of healthy fat?

1. Oil and vinegar salad dressing
2. Walnuts
3. Salmon
4. All of the above

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True or false: A turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread with lettuce and tomato is a healthy breakfast.

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True or false: Leftover chicken stir-fry is a healthy breakfast.

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True or false: A sports drink is a good beverage to have with breakfast.

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True or false: Eating a healthy breakfast always takes a long time.

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Which snack is a source of healthy fat?

1. Almonds
2. Ice cream
3. Doughnut
4. Pepperoni slices

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Which of these is a healthy fat choice for cooking broccoli and other vegetables?

1. Butter
2. Lard
3. Stick margarine
4. Olive oil

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Which of these spreads is a great source of healthy fat?

1. Butter
2. Stick margarine
3. Peanut butter
4. Cream cheese

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Which salad topping is the best source of healthy fat?

1. Olive oil vinaigrette
2. Bacon bits
3. Blue cheese dressing
4. Grated cheddar cheese

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Which one of these exercises does not build my cardiorespiratory endurance?

1. Running
2. Dancing
3. Weightlifting
4. Swimming

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Which of these are healthy breakfast choices?

1. Bacon and sausage
2. Sugary breakfast cereal
3. White bread toast with jam
4. None of the above

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True or false: You have to eat breakfast foods at breakfast time.

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True or false: Any healthy food can be a healthy breakfast food.

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Which of these breakfast foods is high in trans fat?

1. Fruit salad
2. Oatmeal
3. Doughnut
4. Whole wheat toast

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True or false: Walking or running a mile burns about 100 calories.

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Fast walking burns about 400 Calories an hour. Sitting and watching TV for an hour burns how many calories?

1. 1,000
2. 300
3. 200
4. Less than 100

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Name the major vitamin that you get from citrus fruits?

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin D
3. Vitamin E
4. Vitamin C

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How can you tell if a beverage contains added sugar?

1. Read the Nutrition Facts label.
2. Read the list of ingredients.
3. Taste it.
4. Look at the color of the label.

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Which is the healthiest food choice?

1. Baked chicked with the skin
2. Chicken fried in partially hydrogenated oil
3. Cheeseburger
4. Chicken stir-fried in canola oil

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The kids on TV ads for fast food and unhealthy snacks always look fit and healthy and active. Why is this?

1. Fast food makes you healthy.
2. Advertisers want you to think that those foods will make you fit, healthy, and active.
3. There’s no particular reason why advertisers choose these kids for their ads.

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Kale, collard greens, and turnip greens have lots of what?

1. Saturated fat
2. Salt
3. Vitamins and minerals
4. Added sugar

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Which of these is a whole grain?

1. Wheat berries
2. Brown rice
3. Barley
4. All of the above

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Eating breakfast can help you

1. Stay more alert until lunch time
2. Do better on tests
3. Have more energy
4. With all of the above

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Which food has the most trans fat?

1. Almonds
2. Olive oil salad dressing
3. Skim milk
4. French fries

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Which of these is a traditional breakfast food combination in China?

1. Fish and rice
2. Eggs and whole wheat toast
3. Bran cereal and skim milk
4. Fruit smoothies

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