Download Questionnaire Food and Fuel swimmers Jan 2012 ANSWERS

How well do you know your fuel?
ANSWERS
Answer the questions by circling what you think is the right answer
1.
What are the five food groups?
a. MILK AND DAIRY
b. CEREALS, POTATOES AND BREADS
c. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
d. MEAT, FISH AND ALTERNATIVES
e. FOODS CONTAINING FAT AND FOODS CONTAINING SUGAR
2.
From what we eat and drink, where does the energy come from?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Vitamins, minerals, alcohol and fat
Vitamins, alcohol, carbohydrate and fat
Minerals, fat, carbohydrate and protein
Fat, carbohydrate, protein and alcohol
ANSWER: D
3.
The main sources of energy for exercise come from
a.
b.
c.
d
carbohydrate and fat
fat, protein and alcohol
protein and fat
carbohydrate and protein
ANSWER: A
4.
Which of these drinks is best for your teeth?
a.
b.
c.
d.
diet cola
cola
sports drinks
apple juice
ANSWER: NONE OF THE ABOVE.
5.
Is there a limit to the amount of carbohydrate the body can store
Yes
No
ANSWER: YES
6.
Frozen fruit and vegetables is as good as fresh?
True
ANSWER: TRUE
False
7.
If you are training and training, It doesn’t matter when you eat
carbohydrate as long as you eat enough of it
True
False
ANSWER: FALSE
8.
The best time to eat before training or competition is
a.
b.
c.
d.
immediately before
within 1 hour before
2 to 4 hours before
not within 6 hours before
ANSWER: C
9.
After training or competition …
a.
b.
c.
d
you must wait 2 – 3 hours before you eat
you should eat a carbohydrate/protein-rich snack as soon as possible
if you do not eat within 30 minutes you might as well not bother eating
anything
you should try to eat a fat-rich snack to replenish your fat stores
ANSWER: B
10.
Which of the following meals has the least carbohydrate?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lasagne and green salad
Sweet and sour chicken and rice
Ham and mushroom omelette
Large jacket potato and cottage cheese
ANSWER: C
11.
Which of the following is not a good source of protein?
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER: B
12.
Skimmed milkshakes
Bananas
Jacket potato and beans
Chicken and pasta
The amount you sweat depends on a number of factors. List 3 factors
that you think can affect how much you sweat.
1.
2.
3.
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
ANSWER: TEMPERATURE; CLOTHING; HOW HARD THE EXERCISE IS; HOW WELL
HYDRATED YOU ARE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
13.
Fill in the missing word from the choices below
Sugars + Plaque
Acid
=
Alkaline
leading to decay
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
ANSWER: ACID
14.
Is dried fruit a good snack for between meals?
True
False
ANSWER: FALSE
15.
To stay well hydrated, an athlete who weighs 70kg needs to drink
everyday
a.
b.
c.
d.
2 litres of fluid
1½ litres of fluid
3 ½ litres of fluid
5 litres of fluid
ANSWER: C
16.
How many portions of fruit and vegetables should we eat every day?
3
5
7
10
ANSWER: 5
17.
What is the best recovery snack / meal after training?
a. jaffa cakes and sports drinks
b. Milk and a banana
c. Fish and Chips
d. Mars bar and bottle of cola
ANSWER: B
18.
A sweat rate of 1 to 1 ½ litres per hour during hard training is common in
most sports
True
ANSWER: TRUE
False