Looking for nutrition trivia questions with answers? Print these 72 free nutrition trivia cards for your class, group, health fair, or waiting room. Every question is fact-checked and sorted into three levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard.
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What's in the free trivia card PDF
72 cut-and-fold cards: 24 Easy, 24 Medium and 24 Hard
The question is on the front and the answer plus a fun fact is on the back
Prints single-sided on regular paper or card stock, 4 cards per page
Topics include MyPlate food groups, vitamins and minerals, food labels, food safety, kitchen math and food science
A how-to-play page with quiz show, partner practice and bell ringer ideas
Easy nutrition trivia questions and answers
How many food groups are on MyPlate?
Answer: Five: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods and dairy.How much of your plate should be fruits and vegetables?
Answer: Half.Which is a whole grain: white rice or brown rice?
Answer: Brown rice.Which has more fiber: an apple with skin or apple juice?
Answer: An apple with skin.Which "nut" is not really a nut?
Answer: The peanut. It is a legume, like beans and peas.
Medium nutrition trivia questions and answers
What are the three macronutrients that give us calories?
Answer: Carbohydrates, protein and fat.How many calories are in one gram of fat?
Answer: 9 calories.What is the first thing to look at on a Nutrition Facts label?
Answer: Serving size.Name the four fat-soluble vitamins.
Answer: A, D, E and K.What temperature range is the food safety "danger zone"?
Answer: 40°F to 140°F.
Hard nutrition trivia questions and answers
About how many grams of sugar are in 1 teaspoon?
Answer: About 4 grams.Which enzyme in saliva starts breaking down starch?
Answer: Amylase.A lack of vitamin C causes what disease once common on sailing ships?
Answer: Scurvy.Which iron is absorbed better: heme (from meat) or non-heme (from plants)?
Answer: Heme iron. Eat a vitamin C food with plant iron to absorb more.What browning reaction happens when you toast bread or sear meat?
Answer: The Maillard reaction.
Find the other 57 questions in the free PDF.
How to play nutrition trivia
Quiz show: Split into teams. Easy cards are worth 1 point, Medium 2 and Hard 3.
Partner practice: One person reads, the other answers, then swap.
Bell ringer: Start each class or session with a card of the day.
Table tent: Set out a few cards in a waiting room or cafeteria to spark conversation.
Easy cards fit young learners and families. Medium and Hard cards fit teens and adults.
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