Do you know how much......

[Memory man]

......salt, sugar and saturated fat is in your favourite foods?



In a food IQ test of 2,000 adults, fewer than one in 100 people managed to answer all 12 questions correctly.

See how much you know about what you are eating:



1. Which of these meals has the most saturated fat? a) Regular burger & medium fries b) Regular portion of fish and chips or c) Small pepperoni pizza
2. How many cubes of sugar are in one can of regular coke? a) 11 b) 7 or c) 3
3. How much salt would you find in a portion of canned/carton of tomato soup? a) About 1g b) About 5g or c) About 15g
4. Which of these has the most calories? a) Regular burger & medium chips b) 2 sausages & mash in a restaurant or c) Macaroni & cheese ready meal.
5. A large takeaway pepperoni pizza would provide how much of your daily maximum saturated fat intake? a) About half b) About twice or c) About four times
6. Which of these has the most sugar per portion? a) Cornflakes with semi-skimmed milk b) Cup of black coffee with two sugars or c) Fat free low fat strawberry yoghurt
7. Which of these has the most salt? a) ham & cheese sandwich b) Regular pack of ready salted crisps or c) Chicken tikka masala ready meal
8. Which is the lowest in calories? a) regular take-away burger and medium chips b) Spaghetti carbonara ready meal or c) Homemade chicken stir-fry with rice
9. Which of the following contains the most saturated fat ? a) a large sausage roll b) ham and cheese baguette or c) a scotch egg.
10. Which of the following would provide more than half of your daily maximum amount of sugar ? a) 250ml squash drink ( diluted with water) b) 330ml can of lemonade or c) 150ml fruit juice.
11. Which of the following is the daily maximum amount of salt for an adult ? a) one teaspoon b) two teaspoons or c) four teaspoons
12. Which of these snacks contains the most calories? a) slice of malt loaf b) fruit cereal bar or c) pack of raisins.


ANSWERS BELOW.





Answers: 1 (c). 2 (a). 3 (a). 4 (b). 5 (b). 6 (c). 7 (a). 8 (c). 9 (a). 10 (b). 11 (a). 12 (b).