Scavenger Hunt – Make Wise Food Choices, Wherever You Go!

Go on this Scavenger Hunt and find answers to nutrition questions. Complete the Challenge by selecting an answer to each of questions below. Use the HINT link if you need help finding the answers. Bookmark these links for future easy visits to reliable websites for trusted and reliable sources of health and nutrition information. Once you have selected all your answers – click on "Check Answers".

1. When eating out, you can try to make your meal healthy by choosing foods: (HINT link)
Saying no to the super-size options and choosing small sizes instead
Opting for foods that are grilled instead of deep-fried
Choosing water or low-fat milk instead of soft drinks
All of the above
2. Name the fun web activity where you can choose various menu items for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks and score your choices against the servings recommended by Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide: (HINT link)
The Virtual Grocery Store
Let’s Make a Meal
EATracker.ca
Recipe Analyzer
3. To get information about reading nutrition labels, check out: (HINT link)
The Virtual Grocery Store
Let’s Make a Meal
EATracker.ca
Recipe Analyzer
4. The nutrients in a packaged food are listed in a table on the food label called the (HINT link)
Ingredient Listing table
Food Guide Pyramid
Nutrition Facts Table
Food Guide rainbow
5. On the Nutrition Facts Table, you can use the % Daily Value to see if a food has a little or a lot of a nutrient. (HINT link)
True
False
6. The food label contains the following nutrition information: (HINT link)
Nutrition Facts Table
List of Ingredients
Nutrition Claims
All of the above
7. With the nutrition information on food labels you will be able to: (HINT Link)
Compare products more easily
Determine the nutritional value of foods
Better manage special diets
Increase or decrease your intake of a particular nutrient
All of the above
8. To find credible sources of health and wellness information on the internet, it’s best to (HINT link)
ask your neighbour
ask the dog
visit www.dietitians.ca/eatwell
use a search engine
9. To find a dietitian in your area you can: (HINT link)
ask you doctor for a referral to a dietitian
call the Dietitians of Canada Consulting Dietitians Network toll free at 1-888-901-7776
visit “Find a Dietitian” on the Dietitians of Canada website at www.dietitians.ca/find
all of the above
10. On the Healthy Lunches To Go Tour – Healthy Lunch Checklist, you will make a step in making a healthy change for having which of the following in your lunch (HINT link)
A beverage option which is plain water, 100% fruit juice or milk
A lower fat meat, or meat alternative such as eggs or legumes
A dark green or orange fruit or vegetable choice such as broccoli, green pepper, carrot or cantaloupe
Reasonable serving sizes
All of the above