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Portion Distortion Quiz 1. How many calories are in a plain medium bagel (3.5” – 4” in diameter)? How long would it take to burn them off by biking (less than 10 mph)? A. 152 calories, 30 minutes C. 375 calories, 120 minutes B. 289 calories, 60 minutes 2. Fast food items can be packed with empty calories. How many calories are in a large order of French fries (5.4 ounces) ? How long would you have to engage in aerobics to burn them off? A. 480 calories, 60 minutes C. 300 calories, 40 minutes B. 225 calories, 32 minutes 3. How many calories do you think are in two pepperoni pieces of pizza with regular crust? How long would you need to jog at 5 mph to burn off the calories? A. 850 calories, 75 minutes C. 400 calories, 44 minutes B. 626 calories, 64 minutes 4. Pasta can be a calorie culprit, too! One cup of canned spaghetti and meatballs contain how many calories? How long would you have to walk (4.5 miles per hour) to burn them off? A. 399 calories, 45 minutes C. 239 calories, 32 minutes B. 201 calories, 17 minutes 5. Sugary beverages are often a source of hundreds of calories. How many calories would you find in a 16 fluid ounce bottle of regular cola contain? How long would it take hiking to burn them off? A. 182 calories, about 30 minutes B. 106 calories, about 17 minutes C. 250 calories, about 45 minutes 6. How many calories are contained in a double cheeseburger? How long would you need to play basketball (vigorously) to burn off the calories? A. 590 calories, 70 minutes C. 762 calories, 104 minutes B. 800 calories, 115 minutes 7. Eating a bag of microwave, regular butter popcorn would add how many calories to your day? How long would you need to dance to burn them off? A. 520 calories, 93 minutes C. 820 calories, 110 minutes B. 458 calories, 83 minutes 8. How many calories are found in an extra-large blueberry muffin (5.9 ounces)? How long would you need to weight lift with vigorous effort to burn off the calories? A. 633 calories, 87 minutes C. 701 calories, 99 minutes. B. 500 calories, 61 minutes 9. How many calories are in a fast food taco salad (1.5 cups)? How long would it take to burn off the calories doing light yard work? A. 325 calories, 67 minutes C. 279 calories, 51 minutes B. 440 calories, 90 minutes 10. A fast food breakfast biscuit with egg and sausage contains how many calories? How long would you need to swim (slow, freestyle laps) to burn them off? A. 505 calories, 60 minutes C. 790 calories, 89 minutes B. 391 calories, 32 minutes Do you know the difference between the terms “portion” and “serving? A “portion” is how much food you choose to eat at one time, whether in a restaurant, from a package or in your own kitchen. A “serving” is a unit of measure used to describe the amount of food recommended for each food group. Watching your food portions is important now more than ever, as food portions continue to grow in size at restaurants and other places. Larger portion sizes can lead to weight gain. It’s important to make smart food choices and watch portion sizes wherever you are — at work, in your favorite restaurant or running errands. Take the Portion Distortion Quiz below to see how much you know about today’s portions and the amount of physical activity you’d need to burn the calories off. The answers are provided on the other side. All activity counts are based on the approximate calories burned for a 154 pound person. Thank you for taking the Portion Distortion Quiz! Be sure to check out how your answers stacked up by flipping this sheet over. >>
