Nutrition Mini Quiz

By Gwen Schoen

Most of us know that eating fruit is a good boost for your health, but does that mean you should just plop an apple into your lunch sack every day and call it nutrition accomplished? Here's a quiz to find out if you are making the best choices when it comes to fruit.

1. Figs are higher in potassium than bananas.

True or false?

2. Figs are excellent sources of calcium.

True or false?

3. A recent study shows that lychee may help prevent the formation of breast cancer cells due to its powerful antioxidant activity.

True or false?

4. Oranges have more vitamin C than guava.

True or false?

5. Guava can protect against food-borne pathogens such as listeria.

True or false?

6. Apples are high in fiber, which helps lower cholesterol.

True or false?

7. Apples have more fiber than Asian pears.

True or false?

8. Watermelon and papaya are rich sources of lycopene.

True or false?

9. Rubbing a slice of papaya on a sunburn will help your skin to heal faster.

True or false?

Source: May 2008 issue of Prevention magazine

Answers: 1. True; 2. True; 3. True; 4. False; 5. True; 6. True; 7. False; 8. True; 9. True.