This competition is now closed.
I’ve got a little competition for you today. When I was first approached about it, I have to confess that I saw the word ‘IQ test’ and immediately wanted to take part. It’s not that I’m competitive, I just like to be the cleverest. All of the time.
Don’t panic though, it’s not an ordinary IQ test – this one is a food IQ quiz, to see how much you know about hidden nasties like fat and salt. Apparently 77% of respondents have scored 50% or less, so I’m sure you won’t be able to resist seeing if you can do better.*
The quiz is part of the he Government’s healthy living initiative Change4Life and the new ‘Be Food Smart’ campaign, and as an extra incentive, everyone who signs up to Change4Life gets one of these funky ‘Meal Mixer’ healthy meal planners:
If you’d like to win a meal mixer AND £50 to spend on food at the co-operative, all you have to do is take the food IQ quiz and share your score. There will be a bonus entry for liking the Slummy single mummy Facebook page and for every time you share this post.
Entry will close on 30th January and a winner will be picked at random after that date.
Good luck!
*I got 75%. Just saying. Not that it matters. *Whistles casually*
Also listed at ThePrizeFinder – UK Competitions
50%
only 42%! I never buy any ready meals – so don’t know the stats!
i got 58% :)
I got 45% but I don’t think the test was fair because it didnt specifcy what brand any of the foods where or how much they weighed or what they were made of. E.g. Burger and chips could have been a McDonald’s burger and chips, a vegan burger with a wholemeal roll or a man vs food burger with 8 layers of cheese, bacon and onion rings. Stupid government.
45% :P
42% Most of those foods I don’t eat, nearly all of them were baddies!!
I like you on FB and will share post now!!
oh shared on twitter as @olivia280177
I got 58% go me! I needed to improve on salt though :-) Oh and I like you on FB as Gemma Chamberlain
25% – seems I know almost nothing about food :/ which I thought I did!
I got 100% yaaay…..ok I admit I have done it before & got 50%…but I did do well to remember the answers!
83% :)
i got 75% great on sat fats, good on the other things. i think that’s through going to slimming world, you learn quite a lot about healthy choices.
like you on facebook too!
92% but then we have food allergies in our family so are probably more aware of what we eat than some people
tweeted @pooohbear2811
I couldn’t resist, and got 58%
Mine was 45 % :) and already like you on Facebook
I’m slightly embarrassed to say that I got 83%. I think it was largely down to luck rather than judgement! I’ve liked your page and tweeted as My Little 3 and Me.
That was fun, thanks.x
I only got 42% Eek! Thankfully we prepare most food from scratch but I do drink a few cans of coke a week at work.
I already like your FB page and I’ve shared this post.
omg i got 17% my poor kids xx
58% though I have to say I think the survey is flawed, it’s very ambiguous as portion sizes, ingredients and calorific values can vary wildly depending on how something is cooked. I need to up my salt knowledge apparently.
50% not bad, must try harder
42%, but alot of these foods I do not eat like crisps and fruit loaf, and I do not take sugar with my tea, I cook from scratch
67% not bad considering I don’t do alot of the food shopping or cooking! aha xxx
50% – not too bad, need to be more aware of salt
50% for me.
58% need to watch out more for the salt :)
I got 58% too!
I got 58%, i was expecting me to be far worse :)
I got 50%, I’m surprised I did so well as really have no idea, although I do know what to look out for on a day to day basis, just not on screen!
Oh and I already like you on FB!
67% I got the SALT part wrong
50% and I’m great on sugar! *toddles off to the cookie jar*
67% – I surprised myself!
42%
I scored 67%
I have liked your facebook page
I have tweeted @joanneblunt
83% for me, not so good on salt it seems
oops…I only got 42% but 90% of the foods in the quiz are foods we don’t eat anyway, so I have no idea of their salt / sugar content! I am already a liker on facebook :-)
75% – not entirely sure how but there you are…
67% Hmmmm…
67% – but then I would have known the salt answer if they had asked for it in g and not teaspoons, especially as they don’t put it on packaging in teaspoons! and the sandwiches in my local shop have less salt than a tikka ready meal! so really it depends where you shop.
42%
67% Better than I expected :)
58%
50% – I thought I was more educated on healthy eating, lol, … just shows!
42%
50% … not as good as I should have been as I am always reading about this subject!
58%, thought I’d do better!
42% (the shame!) I’m going to have to take it again as the puppy decided to jump on my laptop and closed the window so I don’t know where I went wrong
67 percent think i done quite well lol :)
50%
I got 50%
58% for me – I thought I knew quite a bit but obviously not as much as I thought!
Ooooh 42% I’m ashamed! I thought I was pretty good (I’d better not tell my OH – he’s a nutrition wizard!)
42% oh dear :O
I got 42% but I thought I should have done better.
58%
I got 75% too *also whistles casually*
58%
Liked your Facebook page
50%.. not too good..
I got 67%
72% :)
i got 42% oops!
42% – I enjoyed the quiz. I thought I do much better than 42%. Thanks for sharing this. I’m going to make my friends do it too. It can’t be just me who is isn’t checking the calories, fat and salt.
Patricia Owen
58%, better than I thought, salt that got me!
Oh dear, only 42%! I have shared on twitter as @ashlallan and with google+ as ashleigh allan
I only got 42, not too good
i’ve liked your fb page
shared on twitter here https://twitter.com/ummziyad/status/291641418273918976
42%
I already like your FB page
58% for me!
LIked your facebook page
50% good at sugar and cals,rubbish at fats!!!
I have shared on facebook
shared on twitter https://twitter.com/esthermate/status/291643589447008257
whoopps only 50%. Need to improve on sugar and salts.
67% ! Quite happy X
Only 50% uh oh…
Already liking your FB page x
Shared via Twitter here https://twitter.com/bcd2009/status/291649370976317440 x
42% ohh dear thats probably why my diet isnt working!
Have liked on facebook
Following on twitter and have tweeted the link to my follows (although don’t expect them to be any better hahahaha)
50% im rubbish on salt (hence why i have high bp lol)
Eeeek! 42%.
50%, was surprised by these questions
50%!!
I got 50% too and was also bad on salt content.
58%
Liked on FB as claire samuel
42% oops lol
liked on facebook
42% – could do better
50% i have liked on FB and i have tweeted on twitter @HelenRemi411
58%
50 percent
50%
68% not familiar with those foods so mostly guessed.
25%
I got 67 %. I was let down by the slat questions, which figures as I love salt and turn a blind eye to salt content. /shame
42%
Have liked you on FB and also tweeted.
50%, surprised I know so little
42%
50% here as well. I honestly thought i would do better.
45% could do better
42%, not as good as i would have hoped…clueless about salt!!
Oh lovely, I like a challenge! X
67% – salt let me down!
50% OMG 11 sugars in a can of coke?! Bloody nora
45% :( Meh… Tweeted and liked your FB page xx
58%. And I like your Facebook page!
50%
58%
some of the pictures were blank but good quiz
I got 67%, but I fell down on my salt knowledge. I need to pay a bit more attention to the packets
50% Thought I would do a lot better!!
Embarrassed i only got 48%
50% i need to look more into what i am eating !!!!!!!
I’m shocked, I only got 42%. I thought I would have done better.
58%
I got 58%. Like on FB as Samantha Fernley.
Was a useful test.
25%
Oh dear I only got 42%, I’m rubbish!
@yyesidolikecake
42 thought I would have done better – must learn more.
@chrismse1
42% I’m afraid to say
58% need to brush up on my food know how
Man…42% That’s really pants!!!!!
50% I really thought I’d be better than that
@littleboo_21
Liked your Facebook page – Sarah Littleboo Anguish
@littleboo_21
Tweeted too
@littleboo_21
Like this post via Facebook – Sarah Littleboo Anguish
@littleboo_21
Shared via G+ – Sarah Anguish
@littleboo_21
tweeted again @olivia280177
shared on google + olivia kirby
olivia280177 shared on pinterest
Oh my word I guessed a few I got 92 % :o
Need to d oone that makes me money now!
I liked your page x
58% – apparently my knowledge of saturated fats is very poor, but calories and sugar is great. I shall actually bear that in mind in future!
Oh dear 67%! Apparently I’m poor on salt knowledge – quite misleading as I don’t generally buy any ready made products and rarely use salt in my own cooking. As someone else mentioned the brands of say sandwiches are not mentioned and had I made my own cheese and ham sandwich with my own bread and a thin slice of cheese, it would not have been that high in salt. The test is really only suited to people who live off factory made food.
I got 83%- Not too bad!
75% second attempt! enjoyed the quiz – good fun
I got 75%
I got 42%
42% – looks like I could do better on salt and sugar.
I got 50%! Thought I’d have done better than that, to be honest…!
42% – oops. Bit shocked, if I am honest…
@caro_mad
I am a fan of your FB page x
@caro_mad
42%….hmmm not great! though the meal planner looks fab! also liked your Fb page. :-)
50% LOL
I also”Like”your facebook page already
And have tweeted this post
https://twitter.com/LaaMoii/status/292570600705245184
a terrible 42%
I’ve liked your facebook page too
I got 50% and I know I need to pay more attention to labels, but we try to cook as much as possible from scratch
oops I only got 42% tut tut tut
58%
:)
following you on fb Mellissa Williams
50% i’m good on my sat fats and calories but need to be more aware of how much sugar and salt is in foods :)
Only got 42% :( Liking your FB page, and sharing the post.
67%
50%
50% for me!
I am disappointed with my 67%
58%
50% but I thought it was timed so rushed through the first bit : )
42% – thought I’d do better tbh but some were quite tricky
Already like you on FB – natalie holland
50%
Like you on fb
shared on twitter
shared on G+
surprised that I only got 42% – will have to brush up
42%. Ouch! That’s a bit embarrassing/worrying.
67%
42%
42% – I know what foods are fatty but have no idea about salt intake!
I’m so surprised, I got 75%
@BoostieBoo
I like your facebook page – JoJo Young
I tweeted as @BoostieBoo
I got 58%. I need to revise my salt knowledge :-)
56%
Tweeted as @AttachmentMumma
Shared on Google+
Like your Fascebook page already :-)
75%, more by luck than judgement.
58% oops thought i was quite healthy!!!!
tweeted yesterday and didn’t comment @olivia280177
pinned @olivia280177
Hmm 67%!!!
I only got 42% :( i failed the most on salt! I’ve liked you on Facebook – Kelly Yung and shared this giveaway – http://www.facebook.com/slummysinglemummy#!/kelly.yung.90/posts/415345965211867
I achieved 100%(confession,on the 3rd attempt)but it was a bit of an eye opener!!hope I win as I would spend it on ‘Healthy Eating’
I scored 50%. Pretty woeful!
Liked on Facebook
OMG 25% :-(
42% – probably why my scales are going up !!
42% – embarrassing!! Am a fan on FB.
tweeted @olivia280177
67% :-)
i got 58%
I also got 58%
shared on stumbleupon
50%
I got 58%
I got 67%
I already like your FB page
eeek 52 that’s not good!
I have followed your facebook page for a while
42% – definate need to improve there, me thinks!
50%
58% must be the most common
Shared on twitter again @olivia280177
75% quite pleased!
@1978rebecca
I scored 75% – i was a poor on the salt bit though
58%, not good!!
58% x
I got 42%. Good on fats, poor on the others.
58% – not the best but not the worst
67% – not good on the salt questions!
58% could do better.. Also liked on fb xx
58% – seems like a lot of us got this – hmm………
50%
58%
67%
75%
67% woop
58% Need to be more aware of hidden salt.
shared on LinkedIn
42%! I don’t eat any of the foods mentioned in the quiz so was really clueless!
42 % :(
Everthing in moderation is the key!
58% I need to improve on my salt
50%
I got 56%, apparently I’m good at knowing fats and calories, but could be better at salt. Thought the test was really hard considering we’re a really healthy family!
58% not too bad
50%, interesting reading though. Certainly made me think.
42% *******blush*****
58% gosh I thought I would do better
I scored 42% – need to improve on salt apparently!
I have liked your facebook page :-)
56% :(
I got 67% I know a lot of them are not the obvious choice.
x
I only got 42% buts that is because I always prepare fresh meals and do not buy convince food
42% but no idea on Salt as we don’t have it in the house !??
58%. not bad.
ive liked you on facebook
tweeted the link again @olivia280177
58% Just a pass, I reckon! :-D
p.s. Like you on Facebook
42% thought I knew my stuff better than that!