What’s in Your Grocery Cart?

From 24 Hour Fitness

The more you learn about healthy grocery shopping, the more nutritious your diet can be. Once food goes in to your shopping cart, it find a way of winding up in your mouth! Take this short quiz to test your healthy shopping skills:

1. Which food has more fiber?

a.Raisin Bran® (3/4 c)
b.cooked brown rice (1/2 c)
c.baked beans (1/2 c)
 

2. Which beef is the leanest (3 oz. cooked with excess fat removed)?

a.ground beef 90% lean
b.top sirloin
c.top round

3. Which cereal has the least sugar?

a.Smart Start® (1 c)
b.Berry Burst™ Strawberry Banana Cheerios® (1 c)
c.Kellogg’s™ Low-Fat Granola with Raisins (2/3 c)

4. Which snack has the most sodium?

a.Rold Gold® Classic Style Thin Pretzels (1 oz)
b.Cheetos® Puffs (1 oz)
c.Dortitos® Toasted Corn chips (1 oz)

5. Which spread is the healthiest?

a.butter
b.Soft margarine (tub)
c.Hard margarine (stick)

1. C – baked beans
Raisin Bran = 4.8 g, cooked brown rice = 1.7 g and baked beans = 9.8 g)

2. C – top round
(Ground beef, 90 % lean = 11 g fat, top sirloin = 6.1 g fat and top round = 4.2 g fat)

3. B – Berry Burst Strawberry Banana Cheerios
(Smart Start = 14 g sugar, Berry Burst Strawberry Banana Cheerios = 10 g sugar and Kellogg’s Low-Fat Granola with Raisins = 17 g sugar)

4. A – Rold Gold Classic Style Thin Pretzels
(Rold Gold Classic Style Thin Pretzels = 560 mg sodium, Cheetos Puffs = 370 mg sodium and Dortitos Toasted Corn chips = 120 mg sodium)

5. B – soft margarine
While it’s best to use any of these in moderation, hard margarine may contain trans fat, the type of fat formed when unsaturated vegetable oils are hydrogenated (or partially hydrogenated) to form solid fats. Choose a light, soft margarine or butter substitute that says “trans-fat free” on the package. Trans fats are not currently included on nutrition labels, but will be soon. Butter lovers should use butter sparingly to cut down on saturated fat.