National Nutrition Month-Eat Right with Color

Welcome to March and National Nutrition Month. This year the theme for National Nutrition Month is "Eat Right With Color". This is a great way to introduce new and interesting foods and add variety in flavor and color to your plate.

Let's see where you are at with this short quiz:

1. Do you consider nutrition when making food choices?

a.) Most days

b) Sometimes

c) Never

2. Do you avoid skipping meals?

a) Most days

b) Sometimes

c) Never

3. Do you include 3 or more whole grain foods daily?

a) Most days

b) Sometimes

c) Never

4. Do you eat at least 2 1/2 cups of vegetables daily?

a) Most Days

b) Sometimes

c) Never

5. Do you vary veggies with dark green and orange varieties?

a) Most days

b) Sometimes

c) Never

6. Do you eat at least 2 cups of fruit daily?

a) Most days

b) Sometimes

c) Never

7. Do you get 3 cups of low-fat or fat-free milk, yogurt or cheese daily?

a) Most days

b) Sometimes

c) Never

8. Do you choose lean meats and poultry?

a) Most days

b) Sometimes

c) Never

9. Do you vary protein with more fish, beans and nuts?

a) Most days

b) Sometimes

c) Never

10. Do you try to limit saturated and trans-fats?

a) Most days

b) Sometimes

c) Never

Scoring: Give yourself 2 points for each "Most days" answer, 1 point for "Sometimes" and 0 points for " Never".

16-20 points: Healthy eating seems to be your habit already

10-15 points: Your on track. A few easy changes will make your total eating plan healthier.

0-9 points: Sometimes you may eat smart. For your good health, add more smart choices to you eating plan.

This week try to make changes that will increase your score. If you're already doing good try to add some variety. Next week I'll give you some tips on increasing color on your plate.

(Quiz provided by the American Dietetic Association at www.eatright.org )