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Quiz: Test your holiday nutrition smarts

By Fran Berkoff, registered dietician

'Tis the season of holiday feasts. Do you know your good treats from your bad? Take our quiz and discover how nutrition savvy you really are.
Quiz: Test your holiday nutrition smarts
The holidays are notorious for yummy food: Turkey dinners, stuffing, and as many treats as you can handle. But when it comes to making smart nutrition choices, will you survive the holiday season? Take our quiz and see if you can separate the good appetizers from the bad, the low-fat dip from the rest, and pick the best cookies to indulge in without having to worry about your waistline!

1. Which is higher in fat?

a. 3 oz (90 g) dark turkey meat
b. 3 oz (90 g) white turkey meat

2. Which food is richest in vitamin C?
a. One clementine
b. 1/4 cup (50 mL) cranberry sauce
c. Six cooked brussels sprouts

3. Which drink has the fewest calories?
a. 3/4 cup (175 mL) eggnog
b. 3/4 cup (175 mL) apple cider
c. One cranberry martini

4. Which party food is your healthiest choice?
a. Four large shrimp with cocktail sauce
b. One egg roll with plum sauce
c. One chicken satay with peanut sauce

5. Which dessert has the fewest calories?
a. 1 cup (250 mL) fruit trifle
b. One slice (1/8 of pie) mincemeat pie
c. One slice (1.5 oz/45 g) fruitcake

6. Which dip has the fewest calories?
a. 2 tbsp (25 mL) hummus
b. 2 tbsp (25 mL) baba ghanoush
c. 2 tbsp (25 mL) salsa
d. 2 tbsp (25 mL) guacamole

7. Which has more fat?
a. 1/4 cup (50 mL) chestnuts
b. 1/4 cup (50 mL) almonds

8. Which store-bought cookies help keep Santa’s weight in check?
a. Two gingersnaps
b. Two shortbreads
c. Two chocolate chip cookies

9. Party foods (such as casseroles, dips and mayonnaise-based salads) can safely sit on the buffet for up to three hours.

a. True
b. False

10. Sweet potatoes and white potatoes have the same number of calories.
a. True
b. False

11. If fish is part of your traditional holiday meal, which type gives you the most omega-3 fat?
a. Cod
b. Haddock
c. Salmon

12. Candy canes and sugar cookies make your kids hyper.
a. True
b. False

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