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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE


  1. Where do most calories come from?

A - Sugar
B - Bread
C - Ice Cream
D - None of the above

2. How many forms of sugar is there?

A - 24
B - 10
C - 32

3. Which of the following is a carbohydrate?

A - Juice
B - Starch
C - Sugar
D - All of the above

4. What is the last thing a body will use as fuel?

A - Complex carbohydrates
B - Simple carbohydrates
C - Fat
D - None of the above

5. Where are proteins found?

A - Vitamin pills
B - Meat
C - Vegetables
D - Starches
E - None of the above

6. What does eating a lot of carbohydrates cause?

A - High triglycerides
B - Diabetes
C - High cholesterol
D - All of the above

7. Where is Omega III oil found?

A - Fish
B - Poultry
C - Meat
D - All of the above

8. What are bad fats?

A - Cannola Oil
B - Trans fats
C - Olive Oil
D - None of the above

9. Where are whole grains found?

A - Enriched wheat flour
B - Some cereals
C - In bad carbohydrates
D - All of the above

10. What is a way to tell if a carbohydrate is bad?

A - The speed it increases sugar in the blood
B - The decrease in our appetite
C - If it doesn't affect the blood stream
D - None of the above

11. What is the best sugar to eat?

A - Brown sugar
B - Asparme
C - Honey
D - All of the above

12. Can people on a low carb diet eat bread?

A - All the time
B - Never
C - Sometimes

13. What is the worst vegetable to eat?

A - Tomato
B - Potato
C - Beans
D - Celery

14. What can't people on low carb diet eat?

A - Meat
B - Vegetables
C - Desserts
D - Breads
E - None of the above

15. When counting carbohydrates, what is most important?

A - Total carbs
B - Net carbs
C - Total calories involved
D - None of the above

16. To help IBS (Irritable Bowl Syndrome) which helps most?

A - Castor Oil
B - Parsley
C - Flax Seed
D - None of the above

17. Are nut flours healthy?

A - Healthy
B - Unhealthy
C - Neither of the above

18. If you don't eat within five hours, what can happen?

A - You'll get hunger pains
B - You're sugar level will drop
C - You'll eat more at the next meal
D - None of the above

19. What will a Glycemic Index tell you?

A - The speed sugar enters the blood stream
B - The amount of calories in each food
C - If your body mass is high or low
D - All of the above

20. What can a high Glycemic Load do to you?

A - Make you lose weight
B - Drop your cholesterol
C - Drop your triglycerides
D - None of the above

21. If you are a Diabetic, what is true?

A - It is always inherited
B - It can be prevented
C - It is only in older people
D - It cannot be prevented

22. What is Hypoglycemia?

A - A heart condition
B - Something only Diabetics have
C - A type of eye problems
D - None of the above

23. What is insulin?

A - Something found in Diabetics only
B - A hormone
C - A form of illness
D - None of the above

24. What is a natural diaretic?

A - Celery
B - Green peppers
C - Both A & B

ANSWERS

1 - A: Sugar
2 - A: 24
3 - D: All of the above
4 - C: Fat
5 - B: Meat
6 - D: All of the above
7 - A: Fish
8 - B: Trans fats
9 - B: Some cereals
10 - A: The speed it enters the blood.
11 - B: Asparme (artificial sweetener)
12 - C: Sometimes
13 - B: Potato
14 - E: None of the above. Can eat all.
15 - B: Net carbs
16 - C: Flax Seed
17 - A: Healthy
18 - B: Your sugar level will drop
19 - A: The speed sugar enters the blood stream
20 - D: None of the above. You will gain weight and
will increase cholesterol and triglycerides.
21 - B: It can be prevented
22 - D: None of the above. Drops blood sugar.
23 - B: A hormone
24 - C: Both A & B


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