Madelyn Fernstrom

What's Your Snacking I.Q.?

Are you a savvy snacker? Snacks can be a health plus or an eating disaster. How much do you know about the snacks you choose? That's the topic of my TODAY Show segment with Hoda Kotb and guest co-host Donny Deutsch (Kathy Lee is away this week). Take this quiz, and see if you need to revise your own snacking habits......



QUESTION 1. Does a 1 ounce serving of almonds (about 24 nuts) contain MORE or LESS than 12 grams of fat?

QUESTION 2.  When comparing the calories in baked potato chips to those in regular potato chips, do the regular potato chips have 30%, 50%, or 100% more calories than the baked version?

QUESTION 3. Soups can be a great snack, but how much sodium (salt) is in a bowl of tomato soup? Is it 450 mg, 650 mg or 850 mg  10 ounce serving?

QUESTION 4. We all love dips, so try to rank the calories in these different dips, ranking from lowest to highest calories:  hummus, guacamole, salsa, light ranch dip.

QUESTION 5. For frozen treats, we're comparing a one cup serving of Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia frozen yogurt with Cherry Garcia ice cream. How many calories, per one cup servings, do you save when choosing the frozen yogurt instead of the ice cream - is it 80, 120, or 160 calories?

QUESTION 6. Another related question to the yogurt versus ice cream switch. How much fat did we save by opting for the frozen yogurt, instead of the ice cream - is it equivalent to 5, 8, or 11 fudgescicles?

QUESTION 7. Here's one about fruit. Rank these four fruits from lowest to highest calories per serving. 1 cup of grapes; 10 dried apple slices; 1 peach; 3 dried plums (prunes).

CONTINUE READING FOR THE ANSWERS

 

ANSWER 1: MORE than 12 grams fat (15 grams fat; 170 calories)

ANSWER 2: regular chips have 100% more calories (double the calories) of the baked chips.

ANSWER 3: 850 mg sodium - about 1/2 of your requirement for the day

ANSWER 4: Rank the dips: 1/2 cup of each contains:
salsa (32 cal); guacamole (176); Hummus (200); Light Ranch Dip (220)

ANSWER 5: Comparing Ben and Jerry's frozen yogurt vs ice cream, for one cup:
160 calories saved if you choose the frozen yogurt.

ANSWER 6
: The fat you saved is equivalent to 11 fudgescicles.

ANSWER 7
: Rank the fruit, lowest to highest calories:
1 peach (45 cal); 3 prunes (60 cal); 1 cup grapes (105); 10 dried apple slices (160).

So - how'd you do? Let me know!

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Councillor David Kelly said:

Great information to know!!!

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