The Truth About Calories
Medically Reviewed by Christine Mikstas, RD, LD on August 28, 2022
Question 1/10
What is a calorie?
- An unhealthy ingredient in food
- A measure of how healthy a food is
- A measure of how much energy you get from a food
Question 2/10
Who needs about 2,000 calories a day?
- Every adult
- An active woman who weighs 130 pounds
- An active man who weighs 200 pounds
Question 3/10
A hard and fast rule of weight loss is that cutting 500 calories a day leads to dropping a pound a week.
- True
- False
Question 4/10
A very low-calorie diet will:
- Speed up your metabolism
- Slow down your metabolism
- Have no effect on your metabolism
Question 5/10
Research shows you may live a longer, healthier life if you cut calories by:
- 5%
- 15%
- 25%
Question 6/10
Which of the following takes more calories to digest than it gives you:
- Celery
- Cucumber
- Lettuce
- No food does this
Question 7/10
Which has more calories per gram?
- Carbs
- Protein
- They have the same amount
Question 8/10
About how many calories can you burn in 1 hour of gardening?
- Up to 200
- Up to 400
- Up to 600
Question 9/10
Which of these has the most calories?
- Oil and vinegar
- Hummus
- Honey mustard
Question 10/10
How many extra calories should pregnant women get?
- Up to 450 a day
- Up to 850 a day
- They don't need any extra
