Nope! Not all of them are straight forward to me :dizzy: Only the ones that state actual products of which the calorie contents are commonly known are straight forward. I am a nutritionist and know that there are too many ways to make each item (I'm not refering to low cal or 'diet' items either) and so I would choose my answer based on knowing what each item contained and how it was prepared (there are only about 3 things total from the lists that I actually would eat but I know the values of hundreds of things I don't eat too).

I know from food lists that shrimp cocktail, for instance, can be made any number of ways that will result in a wide range of calories and nutritional content (and the corn syrup/sugary sauce often has a deceptively high amount of calories).

For others without so many numbers floating around in their heads this is probably really simple and fun though! :^:

It's not a "chore" at all...what gives you that idea?

It *is* actually "fun" to me because, if nohing else, it makes me laugh at myself for always making what may seem simple to others so complicated because I always have to weigh so many variables ;)

My answers:

1. To start your morning off right, which breakfast has the least amount of calories? Pretty sure of this one.

a. Two scrambled eggs with cheese
b. A glazed donut
c. One cup of granola cereal

2. Which of these delicious appetizers boasts the lowest amount of calories per serving? Pretty sure of this one...shrimp and cocktail sauce is practically free.
a. Shrimp cocktail
b. Chicken lettuce wraps
c. 12 chips and salsa

3. Those four fun-size Snickers you just grabbed from the receptionist's candy jar cost you how many calories? This one was tough, I would have thought each one had 50 calories, for an answer of 200.

a. 120 calories
b. 324 calories
c. 500 calories

4. You ordered the chicken. Now which side dish should you choose if you want to continue with your low-calorie dinner theme? Cream-based soups are out, garlic bread has loads of butter..I guess it depends on how the rice pilaf is prepared, but it seems the lowest calorie option

a. One bowl of cream of broccoli soup
b. Half a cup of rice pilaf
c. Two slices of garlic bread

5. Which movie-theatre treat should you nosh on to avoid calorie-overload? Popcorn is definitely out, a pretzel has like 600 calories (to my shock and horror) so going with twizzlers

a. A medium-sized buttered popcorn
b. One salted pretzel
c. A 5 oz. pack of red vines

6. Which alcoholic beverage packs the highest amount of calories at happy hour? Very sure of this one...white russians are definitely good though

a. White Russian
b. Budweiser
c. Glass of red wine

7. To avoid turning your snack into a mini-dinner calorie-wise, which should you choose? Cottage cheese is the "right" answer, but celery and peanut butter is a good snack too! Natural peanut butter is an excellent source of healthy fat, sometimes low cal is not the best answer.

a. Half a cup of cottage cheese
b. Two stalks of celery with peanut butter
c. A handful of tortilla chips

8. Which Chinese food favorite will set you back the most calories? Guessing here, if I remember correctly, orange chicken is breaded and fried. If General Tsao had been an option, I would have picked that.

a. Orange chicken
b. Broccoli beef
c. Vegetable chow mein

9. While in a fast food drive thru, which item should you choose if you want to spare yourself some major calories? Have no idea here, but I know Taco Bell salads are notoriously calorie heavy for a "salad." Quarter pounder might be right, just not sure.
a. McDonald's Quarter Pounder with cheese
b. Taco Bell's taco salad
c. Carl's Jr. 6-piece chicken stars

10. To finish off your meal, which tasty dessert has the least amount of calories? Kind of guessing here, I know the answer isn't pie, since crust is so calorie heavy. I'm guessing chocolate pudding, since I don't know how big the rice krispy treats are.

a. A slice of apple pie
b. One serving of chocolate pudding
c. Two Rice Krispies treats

1. Glazed Donut

2. Shrimp cocktail

3. 324 calories

4. Half a cup of rice pilaf

5. red vines

6. White Russian

7. Half a cup of cottage cheese

8. Orange chicken

9. Carl's Jr. chicken stars

10. chocolate pudding

The results you've been waiting for.....
 

It appears that anyone that wanted to play has come in and posted so here are the results you've been waiting for. :) First, I kept track on a spread sheet to track just how many of us thought what. So here are those results. I've highlighted the most popular answer to each of the questions.

Question #1: Low calorie choice for breakfast:
9 people picked the egg breakfast.
4 people picked the glazed donut
and no one thought the cup of granola cereal was any good.

Question #2: Low calorie choice for appetizer:
12 people, almost unanimous, chose the shrimp cocktail.
1 person selected the Chicken Lettuce Wraps.
Everyone avoided the chips and salsa.

Question #3: Calories of the evil :devil: fun-size Snickers bars:
1 person guessed low @ 120 calories
9 people took the middle road @ 324 calories.
3 people went high with 500 caloriies.

Question #4: Lowest calorie side to go with the chicken:
1 person chose the soup.
11 people picked the rice pilaf.
1 person selected the garlic bread.

Question #5: Lowest calorie choice at the movie theatre:
1 person chose the popcorn.
5 people chose the pretzel.
7 people chose the red vines.

Question #6: Pick the HIGHEST calorie drink.
This one was unanimous. Everyone picked the White Russian.

Question #7: Select the lowest calorie snack:
10 people picked the cottage cheese.
2 people chose the celery with peanut butter.
No one liked the idea of the tortilla chips.

Question #8: Which is the highest Chinese selection?
Almost unanimous, 11 people selected the Orange Chicken.
1 chose the vegetable chow mein.
No one chose the Broccoli Beef

Question #9: Which is the lowest fast food choice?
4 people picked the Quarter Pounder with cheese.
Everyone skipped the taco salad.
9 people chose the 6 pc. Chicken Stars.

Question #10: Lowest dessert choice:
Everyone avoided the apple pie.
8 people picked the chocolate pudding.
5 people chose the Rice Krispies treats.

That's the way the voting tallied. Now here is what they say are the right answers to the questions. See how you did. I've highlighted the correct answer to each question.

1. To start your morning off right, which breakfast has the least amount of calories?
a. Two scrambled eggs with cheese= 300 calories
b. A glazed donut= 180 calories
c. One cup of granola cereal= 400 calories, and don't forget about the milk.
2. Which of these delicious appetizers boasts the lowest amount of calories per serving?
a. Shrimp cocktail= 1 serving is 125 calories
b. Chicken lettuce wraps= 4 wraps equals 630 calories
c. 12 chips with salsa= 270 calories
3. Those four fun-size Snickers you just grabbed from the receptionist's candy jar cost you how many calories?
Four fun-sized Snickers= b. 324 calories, 81 calories each
4. You ordered the chicken. Now which side dish should you choose if you want to continue with your low-calorie dinner theme?
a. One bowl of cream of broccoli soup= 570 calories
b. Half a cup of rice pilaf= 155 calories
c. Two slices of garlic bread= 300 calories
5. Which movie-theatre treat should you nosh on to avoid calorie-overload?
a. A medium-sized buttered popcorn= 1000 calories
b. A salted pretzel= 370 calories
c. A 5-oz pack of red vines= 560 calories 6.
6. Which alcoholic beverage packs the highest amount of calories at happy hour?
a. White Russian= 4.5 oz. equals 404 calories
b. 12-oz Budweiser= 145 calories
c. Glass of red wine= 170 calories
7. To avoid turning your snack into a mini-dinner calorie-wise, which should you choose?
a. Half a cup of cottage cheese= 100 calories
b. Two stalks of celery with peanut butter= 220 calories
c. A handful of tortilla chips= 12 chips equals 260 calories
8. Which Chinese food favorite will set you back the most calories?
a. Orange chicken= 1 dish equals 480 calories
b. Broccoli beef= 1 dish equals 150 calories
c. Vegetable chow mein= 1 dish equals 330 calories
9. While in a fast food drive thru, which item should you choose if you want to spare yourself some major calories?
a. McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with cheese= 510 calories
b. Taco Bell's taco salad= 870 calories
c. Carl's Jr. 6-peice chicken stars= 260 calories (and don't forget about the high-calorie dipping sauces.)
10. To finish off your meal, which tasty dessert has the least amount of calories?
a. A slice of apple pie= 450 calories or more
b. One serving of chocolate pudding= 160 calories
c. Two homemade Rice Krispies® treats= 140 calories

Them there's the answers. I hope you all had fun!!! :)

Very interesting, Thinthinker. Thanks for doing it. I don't always go for the lowest calorie item, because I am trying to avoid sugar, white flour, and processed foods. But I do count calories and I understood that the point of the quiz was to see how correctly I would guess if presented with these choices somewhere, where I didn't have any information about the preparation. That was fun!

Thanks for the comment, Tammy.

I did one a few months back with Tim Horton's muffin choices. I realized that everyone doesn't have a Timmy Ho's nearby, but I asked people to select what they thought would be the "healthiest" based on their individual programs and just the name of the muffin. The way I looked at it was, when you're out and faced with just the names of things on a menu, which would you choose and how close would you come to being spot on. The names of things can certainly be desieving. Then I posted all of the nutritional information a few days later after people were able to pick, just like I did this one. That particular exercise worked well because you could choose based on YOUR personal program so if you were avoiding sugar, you might make one guess vs. someone else that was choosing based on some other criteria.

Glad you enjoyed the quiz.

Ha! 10 for 10! Lilion Rules! :encore:

What? No prizes? :p

:rofl:

Seriously, thanks Thin! It's fun to make your choices when there's no pounds at stake! :D