Are you ready for this calorie quiz? How well do you know the caloric content of some of these common foods? With snacks sitting right in front of you, it can be tough to decide what to choose, especially when you don’t have all the information.  Regardless of whether you’re focused on nutrition, keto, paleo, Mediterranean, or a fad diet, understanding what your food contains is always helpful.

Give Our Calorie Quiz a Try and Prove What You Know

Think you’re super calorically savvy? Think you know your foods and the ones everyone else is eating too? Time to test your nutrition IQ with this calorie quiz.  Answer the questions, then scroll down and see if you were right!

Questions

1. Which one has a higher caloric total? Apple juice or the equivalent amount of Coca Cola?
2. Which side dish will do less damage to your daily caloric total? Macaroni and cheese or a baked potato topped with cheddar cheese and sour cream?
3. Which one has more calories in it? Chicken parmesan or spaghetti with meatballs?
4. Which snack is higher in calories? 1 serving (as determined by the package nutrition table) of Doritos or ¼ cup of almonds?
5. Which dessert has a higher caloric content? 4 double stuffed Oreo cookies or 1 cup of ice cream?

Scroll Down for the Calorie Quiz Answers!
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Answers

1. Apple Juice – Every 8-ounce serving of apple juice contains 120 calories, whereas the same amount of Coca Cola contains 100 calories.
2. Baked Potato – One cup of macaroni and cheese contains between 350 and 500 calories. A medium baked potato topped by 2 tbs cheddar cheese and 2 tbsp sour cream contains about 320 calories.
3. Chicken Parmesan – Based on the Olive Garden’s posted nutrition information, one serving of chicken parmesan contains a whopping 1060 calories, while the spaghetti and meatballs contains 850.
4. Almonds – Believe it or not one quarter cup of almonds (or a shot glass full if that’s easier for you to imagine), which is about 23 of them, contains 200 calories. One serving of Doritos contains 140 calories.
5. Ice Cream – This does depend on the brand and flavor, but a one cup serving of ice cream will contain somewhere between 320 and 520 calories. On the other hand, 4 double-stuffed Oreos contain 280 calories.

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