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Healthy eating quiz
Last reviewed: January 2011
Do you think you know how many calories and how much fiber are in the foods you eat? Take our healthy eating quiz to find
out, and compare your answers with the more than 1,200 U.S. adults surveyed in November 2010 by the Consumer Reports National
Research Center. For more about the survey, see Are We Fooling Ourselves.
1. Which has more fiber?
ANSWER:
The sweet potato is higher in fiber: 6 grams vs. 3 grams for the banana. Most of the people in our survey got this one right.
The sweet potato is higher in fiber: 6 grams vs. 3 grams for the banana. Most of the people in our survey got this one right.
ANSWER:
The sweet potato is higher in fiber: 6 grams vs. 3 grams for the banana. Most of the people in our survey got this one right.
The sweet potato is higher in fiber: 6 grams vs. 3 grams for the banana. Most of the people in our survey got this one right.
2. Which has fewer calories?
ANSWER:
The doughnut has fewer calories: 260 vs. 320 for the bagel. Most of the people in our survey got this one wrong.
The doughnut has fewer calories: 260 vs. 320 for the bagel. Most of the people in our survey got this one wrong.
ANSWER:
The doughnut has fewer calories: 260 vs. 320 for the bagel. Most of the people in our survey got this one wrong.
The doughnut has fewer calories: 260 vs. 320 for the bagel. Most of the people in our survey got this one wrong.
3. Which has more fiber?
ANSWER:
The two slices of whole-wheat bread edge out the cereal for fiber: 6 grams vs. 3 grams for Cheerios. Most of the people in our survey got this one right.
The two slices of whole-wheat bread edge out the cereal for fiber: 6 grams vs. 3 grams for Cheerios. Most of the people in our survey got this one right.
ANSWER:
The two slices of whole-wheat bread edge out the cereal for fiber: 6 grams vs. 3 grams for Cheerios. Most of the people in our survey got this one right.
The two slices of whole-wheat bread edge out the cereal for fiber: 6 grams vs. 3 grams for Cheerios. Most of the people in our survey got this one right.
4. Which has fewer calories?
ANSWER:
The M&Ms have fewer: 68 calories in 20 M&Ms vs. 100 calories in a 1-ounce serving of pretzels. Most of the people in our survey got this one wrong.
The M&Ms have fewer: 68 calories in 20 M&Ms vs. 100 calories in a 1-ounce serving of pretzels. Most of the people in our survey got this one wrong.
ANSWER:
The M&Ms have fewer: 68 calories in 20 M&Ms vs. 100 calories in a 1-ounce serving of pretzels. Most of the people in our survey got this one wrong.
The M&Ms have fewer: 68 calories in 20 M&Ms vs. 100 calories in a 1-ounce serving of pretzels. Most of the people in our survey got this one wrong.
5. Which has more fiber?
ANSWER:
The baked beans have a lot more fiber: 14 grams vs. 2 grams for the spinach. Nearly half of the people in our survey got this one right.
The baked beans have a lot more fiber: 14 grams vs. 2 grams for the spinach. Nearly half of the people in our survey got this one right.
ANSWER:
The baked beans have a lot more fiber: 14 grams vs. 2 grams for the spinach. Nearly half of the people in our survey got this one right.
The baked beans have a lot more fiber: 14 grams vs. 2 grams for the spinach. Nearly half of the people in our survey got this one right.
Sums may not add up to exactly 100 percent due to rounding.
