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Food and Nutrition Quiz

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  1. One of the following does not belong in this food group:
    a. banana
    b. beef
    c. peach
    d. nectarine
    e. prune

  2. The food group in question #1 is:
    a. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
    b. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
    c. Fruit Group
    d. Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
    e. Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group

  3. What food doesn't belong to this food group?
    a. chicken
    b. steak
    c. lamb
    d. crab
    e. kiwi

  4. The food group in question #3 is:
    a. Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
    b. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
    c. Vegetable Group
    d. Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group
    e. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group

  5. What food doesn't belong to this food group?
    a. apricot
    b. squash
    c. zucchini
    d. potato
    e. broccoli

  6. The food group in question #5 is:
    a. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
    b. Fruit Group
    c. Vegetable Group
    d. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
    e. Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group

  7. What food doesn't belong to this food group?
    a. chocolate milk
    b. cream cheese
    c. ice cream
    d. salad dressing
    e. yogurt

  8. The food group in question #7 is:
    a. Fruit Group
    b. Dairy Group
    c. Vegetable Group
    d. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
    e. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group

  9. What food doesn't belong to this food group?
    a. cookies
    b. candy
    c. sald dressing
    d. cherries
    e. butter

  10. The food group in question #9 is:
    a. Dairy Group
    b. Vegetable Group
    c. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
    d. Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
    e. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group

  11. What food doesn't belong to this food group?
    a. noodles
    b. crackers
    c. scallion
    d. macaroni
    e. cous cous

  12. The food group in question #11 is:
    a. Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
    b. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
    c. Vegetable Group
    d. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
    e. Fruit Group

  13. Which of the following beverages has no fat, sugar, or oils?
    a. milk
    b. root beer
    c. coffee with cream
    d. iced tea unsweetened
    e. lemonade

  14. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide is in the shape of a (an):
    a. octagon
    b. square
    c. circle
    d. pyramid
    e. hexagon

  15. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide calls for eating ___ servings of the Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group every day.
    a. 1
    b. 2-3
    c. 4-5
    d. 6-7
    e. 7-8

  16. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide calls for eating ___ servings of the Vegetable Group per day.
    a. 0-1
    b. 2-4
    c. 3-5
    d. 5-6
    e. 6-7

  17. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide calls for eating ___ servings of the Fruit Group every day.
    a. 0-1
    b. 2-4
    c. 4-5
    d. 5-6
    e. 6-7

  18. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide calls for eating ___ servings of the Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group.
    a. 0-1
    b. 2-3
    c. 3-4
    d. 5-6
    e. 6-7

  19. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide calls for eating ___ servings of the Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group.
    a. 1-3
    b. 4-5
    c. 6-11
    d. 12-15
    e. 16-20

  20. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide suggests that the Fats, Oils and Sweets Group be used ___.
    a. once a week
    b. four times a day
    c. never on Sundays
    d. sparingly
    e. every Tuesday

Copyright 1998 by Catherine Rifkin (fricativ@mediaone.com)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.