How much do you know about energy balance? Take our 2 minute test to find out!
1. If your daily energy needs are 2000 calories, how many of those calories are normally burned through:
a) the functioning of our body (energy required for our vital organs - heart, brain, lungs - to work)?1500-2000 kcal 1000-1499 kcal 500-999 kcal 0-499 kcal b) being physically active (moving, walking, doing physical activity)?1500-2000 kcal 1000-1499 kcal 500-999 kcal 0-499 kcal c) digesting and absorbing the foods eaten during the day?1500-2000 kcal 1000-1499 kcal 500-999 kcal 0-499 kcal
a) the functioning of our body (energy required for our vital organs - heart, brain, lungs - to work)?
1500-2000 kcal 1000-1499 kcal 500-999 kcal 0-499 kcal
b) being physically active (moving, walking, doing physical activity)?
c) digesting and absorbing the foods eaten during the day?
2. How long do you need to exercise (leisure running 5-7 min/km) to burn off the calories provided by the following foods:
a) Bar of milk chocolate (50g)?10 min 25 min 40 min 55 min b) Glass of orange juice (200 ml)?10 min 25 min 40 min 55 min c) Oven-ready lasagne (400g portion)?10 min 25 min 40 min 55 min
a) Bar of milk chocolate (50g)?
10 min 25 min 40 min 55 min
b) Glass of orange juice (200 ml)?
c) Oven-ready lasagne (400g portion)?
3. You have just burned 200 kcal through exercise. The same amount of calories would be found in:
Banana Glass of semi-skimmed milk (200 ml) Handful of peanuts (raw)
Fonte: The European Food Information Council
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