If you scored at 70% or higher, you are an official “foodie!” so Congrats!
- Surprise! One cup of broccoli has 180 mg of calcium per serving, more than cottage cheese which has 130 mg per serving.
- Lentils win the power house protein award! One cup of lentils yields 18 grams of protein while an egg delivers only 6mg of protein.
- Bet this one got cha! and if not, then good for you! An egg ( whether it’s cage free or not, doesn’t change its nutritional content) contains a whopping 187 mg of cholesterol while the McDonald’s quarter pounder with cheese is not great either, weighing in at 93 mg of cholesterol.
- This one is tricky because we don’t usually think of vegetables having protein, but all three of these veggies are protein packed. Mushrooms and spinach come in at 5 grams per cup while asparagus, not far behind having 3 grams per cup.
- Chia seeds, brussel sprouts, walnuts and flax seeds all are rich in omega 3’s.
- False! Plant proteins do not have to be combined and carry the full spectrum of a complete amino acid profile. (https://www.forksoverknives.com/the-myth-of-complementary-protein/#gs.rZaffSQ)
- Red peppers! The more colorful the fruit or vegetable, the higher the antioxidant levels!
- We are a nation obsessed with protein and yet no one has died of a protein deficiency but we are very deficient in fiber! On average, we get much more protein than we really need, however we get a fraction of what is recommended for our daily intake of fiber. Fiber is readily available in fruits, vegetables, legumes, and grains.
- False! Pasta is vegan as long as it contains no eggs. Whole grain and bean pastas are the best nutritionally for you.
- True! Thank goodness because we love dark chocolate and the darker, the better.
- True!