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A FOOD AND HEALTH EVALUATOR - What do you Know?
An Interactive, Self Grading Quik Quiz
All questions must be answered
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A FOOD AND HEALTH EVALUATOR

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
WITH THE BEST CHOICE

Shopping for groceries is unavoidable and ours is an age of unprecedented bounty and convenience—and almost nonstop nutritional advice, much of it subject to change as new research findings come along or scientists change their minds. Studies show the average grocery shopper spends 26 minutes running through the store filling their cart with 61 items. That’s not much time to turn packages around and evaluate the nutrition information.

You try to keep up with the latest, shop healthier and make the smartest choices—but are they as healthy as you think? Do you know enough?

and then "submit to return evaluator results"



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NAVIGATIONAL "LINES OF CORRECTION"

"Perhaps I exaggerate, but not by much. The industrial eater is, in fact, one who does not know that eating is an agricultural act, who no longer knows or imagines the connections between eating and the land, and who is therefore necessarily passive and uncritical — in short, a victim. "__Wendell Berry - The Pleasures of Eating

"Always take a good look at what you're about to eat. It's not so important to know what it is, but it's sure crucial to know what it was.." __ Dr. Benway - Memoirs of a Medical Cowboy

"The real ground zero is where money meets nature: Ground zero is the farmer's field, the vegetable garden, every day where the battle between economy and ecology plays out through the process of agriculture."__Woody Tasch - The Nature of Slow Money


Following a sensible diet is a cornerstone of good health.
The following 20 questions will try to help you decide if you are prepared to guard your health when shopping for food.

Please read the disclaimer I must post.


1. You get the most choline, an essential nutrient that may guard the brain against senility, in which food?
Egg Yolks
Egg whites
Legumes
Spinach

2. A low-cholesterol food has how much cholesterol per serving?


3. Garlic and egg yolks are high in what mineral?


4. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's dietary guidelines, the recommended amount of meat per day for adults is?
8 ounces
100 grams or less
12 ounces maximum
6.5 ounces or less

5. Buying fat-free milk in opaque containers is a smart move?

6. You stop for a movie after a meal that you saved the leftovers to reheat later. You know there is no problem with the leftovers because you'll be able to reheat them later at home. Is this a smart move?
Depends on how long the movie is and what the outside temperature is and how you reheat the leftovers
Not smart but not dangerous either
This is a dangerous and dumb move no matter what
Because all the food has already been cooked it is a smart move

7. How many milligrams of sodium are in 'low-salt' or 'low_sodium' foods per serving?


8. Which nut contains the most protein?


9. How many grams of total fat are in one serving of a *low-fat* food?
5 grams of fat or less
3 grams of fat or less
less than 0.5 grams of fat
Less than 1.5 grams of fat

10. How many grams of fiber are in in one serving of a *high-fiber* or *rich in fiber* food?
3 grams of fiber
5 grams of fiber
8 grams of fiber
more than 10 grams of fiber

11. A *sugar-free* food has how many grams of sugar per serving?
1 gram of sugar
Not more than 2 grams of sugar
0 to 0.5 grams of sugar
Not more than 3 grams of sugar

12. Which whole grain contains more fiber?


13. Food with this USDA Organic label idicates what?



14. USDA Certified Organic Food is more Nutritious and Safer than conventionally grown food.
Yes it is and additionally is better tasting
Common sense says that the answer is yes
Actually, even though the USDA certifies organic food it does not claim that these products are safer from the threat of foodborne illnesses or more nutritious

15. What are the main food groups?


16. Besides buying organic, you can limit exposure to pesticides by:


17. What is the name of the book that first coined the term organic farming?


18. Do you know the different types of Food Coops?

In a/an food co-op, only members may shop at the store and in a/an food co-op, anyone may join the co-op and shop at the store, but only members receive the coop's defined benefits.

19. "Excellent Source of" or "High in" or "Rich in" means what?

20. Highly functional Organic personal care products can incorporate special ingredients such as (check all that apply):
    Essential Whale Oils
    Hemp
    Cacao Powder
    Wild Elm Tree Leaf Extract
    Black Pepper
    Goji Berries



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