1. You're at a summer BBQ and your host asks you how you like your burger grilled. For the healthiest patty, you should instruct the grill master to cook it...
a. Rare
b. Medium-well
c. Very very well
2. Next, your host asks you what kind of cheese you want on your burger. To get the biggest calcium hit, you should choose...
a. Lowfat cheddar
b. Full-fat cheddar
c. Lowfat Swiss
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3. Don't forget to use condiments! You're split between mustard and catsup, but you don't want both. You're watching your waistline, so you want the one that's the most diet-friendly. You slather on the...
a. Ketchup
b. Mustard
4. Holy heat wave, it's hot out here. Gotta quench your thirst. You head over to the drinks table and find a great selection of freshly squeezed juices. To get the most vitamins, you should grab...
a. Red grapefruit juice.
b. Apple juice.
c. Pineapple juice.
5. OK, how about a REAL drink. Luckily, your host is playing bartender with a full selection of bar favorites. You're game, but want to keep calorie count to a minimum. You order...
a. A Long Island iced tea (4 oz)
b. A margarita on the rocks (4 oz)
c. A piña colada (4 oz)
Answers
1. B, medium-well
Cook it rare and you may not cook all the bacteria (salmonella, E. coli). Cook it very well done and you create more HCAs (heterocyclic amines), which can raise your cancer risk. Cook it medium-well and you minimize the HCAs and cook it fully. To make sure you cook your meat fully, use a meat thermometer. The USDA website lists safe cooking temperatures for all types of meat.
2. C, lowfat Swiss
An ounce of lowfat Swiss—about one slice—has about 270 milligrams of calcium (the same as 6 ounces of milk). One oz lowfat cheddar has 118 mg, and 1 oz full-fat cheddar has 204 mg. Grilled cheese goes healthy: Turning an old time favorite into a healthy (still delicious!) eat.
3. B, mustard
Hello, yellow! Not only is mustard a lower-calorie option at only 3 calories per teaspoon (compared to ketchup's 5 per tsp), but new research shows the turmeric in mustard can help fight tissue inflammation that triggers obesity.
4. A, red grapefruit juice
Not only are you getting 100 percent of your RDA for C, but
you're downing lycopene as well. Apple and pineapple juices are
much lower in vitamins than most juices.
Is juice healthy? Here's what you need to
know.
5. A, Long Island iced tea
Shocker! This drink—famous for containing a laundry list of liquors—is actually, ounce for ounce, the least caloric, with just 127 calories for 4 oz. The margarita on the rocks has 197 calories (a frozen only has 156). If you like piña coladas, beware: They pack a wallop at 235 calories. Make your happy hour healthier with these tips!
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