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Nutrition Quiz

Are You a GreenSmoothieGirl (or Guy)?

Let’s see what grade you get for a healthy lifestyle with the GreenSmoothieGirl.com Nutrition Quiz . Add up your points, and if you’re not getting an A, well, get on board
12 Steps to Whole Foods, and let’s get you to an A at the end of one year!

1) How many daily servings of vegetables (including greens) do you eat?
(serving = ½ cup cooked or 1 cup loose greens)

8 8 or More
7 6-7
6 5-6
5 4
4 3
3 2
2 1
1 0
0 I don’t much like vegetables, don’t eat any on most days
-1 I hate vegetables and never eat them (except potatoes and fries)

2) How many daily servings of fresh/frozen fruits do you eat?
(canned fruits don’t count)

3 3-4 (or slightly more for non-diabetics)
2 1-2
1 I might eat a piece of fruit every couple of days
0 I rarely or never eat fruit

3) How much do you eat, daily, of legumes
(beans, lentils, etc.)?

4 1 cup or more daily
3 ½ to ¾ cup most days
2 ¼ to ½ cup most days
1 I eat a serving every few days
0 Rarely or never

4) How often do you eat processed meat
(all pork, bacon, sausage, hot dogs, lunchmeats, etc.)?

3 Never
2 Once or twice a month
0 Once a week or less often
-1 More than once a week
-3 Daily

5) How often do you eat unprocessed fish/seafood, chicken/poultry, or beef?

7 Never (I am vegetarian)
6 Once or twice a month
5 About once a week
3 2-4 times a week
1 Once a day
-1 2-3 times (servings) daily

6) How often do you eat dairy products (milk, cheese, ice cream, etc.)?
(not including plain yogurt or kefir)

7 Never (I am vegan)
6 2-3 servings a month
5 About once a week
3 2-4 times a week
1 Once a day
0 2-3 times (servings) daily

7) If you eat grains, how often are they whole grains?

4 I eat only whole grains (or none at all)
3 I eat more than half whole grains, less than half refined
1 I eat less than half whole grains, more than half refined
0 I eat just eat white flour (or, I don’t know the difference)

8) How much of your diet is RAW plant food?

8 More than 80 percent
7 60-80 percent
6 40-60 percent
4 20-40 percent
2 A little every day, but less than 20 percent
0 I virtually never eat raw plant food

9) How often do you eat raw nuts or seeds? (roasted in oil does not count)

4

1-2 oz. daily
3 a little bit daily
1

not very often
0 never

10) How often do you eat sprouted, live nuts, seeds, grains, or legumes?

6 Daily
4 1-4 times per week
1 Alfalfa sprouts on a sandwich/salad sometimes
0 Never

11) How much water do you drink daily?

8 always 6-10 glasses a day
6 4-5 glasses a day
3 2-3 glasses a day
2 1 glass a day
1 I drink other noncaffeinated fluids (like herbal tea) but not much water
-1 I rarely drink water

12) How many times a day do you drink soda, alcohol, or caffeinated drinks?

8 Never
7 1-2 times per month
4 Once a week
3 3-5 times per week
0 Once a day
-2 More than once a day

13) How often do you eat fast food?

6 Never
5 1-2 times per month
3 Once a week
1 3-5 times per week
0 Once a day
-1 More than once a day

14) How often do you eat foods made with refined oils (vegetable oil, shortening, margarine, lard)?

6 Never
5 A few times a month
4 Once a week
2 3-5 times per week
1 Once a day
0 More than once a day

15) How often do you eat food rich in refined sugar or corn syrup?

8 Rarely or never
5 Once a week or less
3 2-4 times a week
1 Once a day
-2 More than once a day

16) How often do you exercise?

10 5 days per week for at least 30 mins.
8 3-4 days per week for at least 30 mins.
5 1-2 days per week for at least 30 mins.
2 Occasionally
-2 Rarely or never