Ok it’s that time of the year, parties, parties, parties! And with parties come tables of food, food, food! Take this fast and easy quiz to test your knowledge on those, oh so popular, food table items. It may just help you make healthier decisions for this upcoming holiday season.
- Which appetizer contains the least amount of fat?
a.Three stuffed mushrooms
b. tbsp of cheese ball with nuts
c. Three pizza rolls - Which cookie has the most calories?
a. One medium gingerbread man
b. One medium butterscotch chocolate chip cookie
c. 2 in square lemon bar - Which cocktail has the least calories?
a. A rum and Coke
b. A whiskey sour
c. A martini - Which candy has the least fat?
a. 2-cubic-inch square of chocolate fudge
b. One fudge-dipped Oreo
c. One medium-piece peanut brittle - Which meat has the most fat?
a. 3 oz boneless ham (lean and fat eaten)
b. 3 oz boneless duck (skin eaten)
c. 3 oz boneless cooked chicken leg (skin eaten) - Which starch has the most sodium?
a. ½ cup homemade bread stuffing
b. ½ cup homemade mashed potatoes
c. One dinner roll - Which warm beverage has the least calories?
a. 1 cup hot chocolate made with whole milk
b. 1 cup apple cider
c. 1 cup eggnog made with whole milk - Which of the following contains the most sugar?
a. One piece of fruit cake
b. One pecan roll
c. 2 in square frosted brownie
Answers:
- c. The pizza roll contains 6 g fat, the stuffed mushrooms contain 11 g, and the cheese ball contains 10 g.
- c. The lemon bar contains 143 calories, the gingerbread man contains 64 calories, and the butterscotch chip cookie contains 50 calories.
- b. The whisky sour contains 123 calories, the martini contains 160 calories, and the rum and Coke contains 154 calories
- c. The peanut brittle contains 2 g fat, and the fudge and the fudge-dipped Oreo contains 5 g each
- b. The duck contains 15 g fat, the ham contains 6 g, and the chicken leg contains 12 g.
- a. The stuffing contains 542 mg of sodium, the mashed potatoes contain 266 mg, and the dinner roll contains 134 mg
- b. The apple cider has 117 calories, the hot chocolate contains 190 calories, and the eggnog contains 343 calories
- a. The fruit cake contains 34 g of sugar, the pecan roll contains 13 g, and the frosted brownie contains 15 g.
Estelle L. Benoit, RD, LDN
Source: rd411.com