Does your daily diet make the grade?

So are you top of the class when it comes to healthy eating, getting all the right foods, in the right amounts every day? Well, now’s your chance to put your nutritional habits to the test. The following quiz is designed to grade your diet based on a daily intake of food, so you’ll get the best results if you answer the questions based on what you’d eat on an average day ... be honest now.

Does your daily diet make the grade?
  • Q1

    How many servings of fruits do you eat? One serving is usually equal to about one cup sized portion of chopped or sliced fruits, or one medium-size fruit, such as an apple, orange, banana or pear.

  • Q2

    How many servings of vegetables do you eat? One serving is usually equal to about one cup sized portion of chopped or sliced vegetables.

  • Q3

    How many servings of milk, cheese, yogurt or other dairy products do you eat? One serving of cheese is about the size of a matchbox. One serving of milk is a 200ml (7oz) glass and a serving of yogurt

  • Q4

    How many servings of bread, cereal, pasta or other grains do you eat? One serving is equal to one slice of bread or one mug-sized portion of cereal or pasta.

  • Q5

    How many of your servings of bread, cereal, pasta or other grains were whole grain products? Whole grain products will state that they are 100 per cent whole grain or 100 per cent whole wheat on the l

  • Q6

    How many servings of sugary treats or snacks do you eat? This includes chocolate bars, fizzy drinks, desserts, cookies and ice cream. One serving of ice cream is one scoop. A small chocolate bar is on

  • Q7

    How many servings of meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans or nuts do you eat? One serving of meat is about the size of a deck of cards, one egg is one serving, 100g (3.5oz) of dry beans or a handful of nu

  • Q8

    Of your meat servings, how many are fatty meats like bacon, sausage, or processed meats? One serving is three slices of bacon, two sausages, one slice of processed meat.

  • Q9

    How many servings of deep fried foods do you eat? This includes chips, onion rings, fried chicken, and any foods covered in batter and fried in oil.

  • Q10

    Think about how much food you ate and which of the following statements best applies to you?