MyPlate Quiz

Welcome to the MyPlate Quiz!
What is your name?

What are your top 3 healthy eating goals?

To be healthier overall

Get to a healthy weight

Maintain a healthy weight

Increase my energy

Feel better about myself

Reduce stress

Help get my family on track with healthy eating

Other

Which of the following, if any, are preventing you from eating healthy?

Others in the household do not want to

No support system (someone to help me stay on track)

I’m not sure how to

Costs too much

Taste and flavor

Takes too much time

Inconvenient

Other

How familiar are you with MyPlate?

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not too familiar

Not familiar at all

Is this your first time visiting MyPlate.gov?

Yes

No

Not sure

Now let’s look into what you’re currently eating.
How often do you eat from the Fruit Group?

Did you know? The Fruit Group includes any fruit (fresh, frozen, canned, dried) and 100% fruit juice.

Never/Rarely

0-2 days per week

Occasionally

3-5 days per week

Often/Always

6+ days per week

How often do you eat from the Vegetable Group?

Never/Rarely

0-2 days per week

Occasionally

3-5 days per week

Often/Always

6+ days per week

How often do you eat dark green vegetables?

Did you know? Dark green vegetables include broccoli, greens (collards, mustard greens, turnip greens, kale), spinach, and raw leafy greens (romaine, watercress, dark green leafy lettuce, endive, escarole).

Never/Rarely

0-1 day per week

Occasionally

2-3 days per week

Often/Always

4+ days per week

How often do you eat red and orange vegetables?

Did you know? Red and orange vegetables include tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and winter squash (acorn, butternut, hubbard).

Never/Rarely

0-1 day per week

Occasionally

2-3 days per week

Often/Always

4+ days per week

How often do you eat beans, peas, and lentils?

Did you know? Beans, peas, and lentils include dry and canned varieties (such as black, garbanzo, kidney, pinto, or soy beans, black-eyed peas or split peas, edamame, and red, brown and green lentils).

Never/Rarely

0-1 day per week

Occasionally

2-3 days per week

Often/Always

4+ days per week

How often do you eat from the Grains Group?

Did you know? The Grains Group includes any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, or another cereal grain. Bread, pasta, breakfast cereals, grits, and tortillas are examples of grain products. Foods such as popcorn, rice, and oatmeal are also included in the Grains Group.

Never/Rarely

0-2 days per week

Occasionally

3-5 days per week

Often/Always

6+ days per week

How often do you eat whole grains?

Did you know? Examples of whole grains include whole-wheat flour, bulgur (cracked wheat), oatmeal, whole cornmeal, whole-wheat breads, whole-wheat pastas, and brown rice.

Never/Rarely

0-1 day per week

Occasionally

2-3 days per week

Often/Always

4+ days per week

How often do you eat from the Protein Foods Group?

Did you know? The Protein Foods Group includes seafood; meat, poultry, and eggs; beans, peas, and lentils; and nuts, seeds, and soy products.

Never/Rarely

0-2 days per week

Occasionally

3-5 days per week

Often/Always

6+ days per week

How often do you eat seafood per week?

Did you know? Seafood includes both fish and shellfish (shrimp, crab, lobster, crayfish, clams, scallops, oysters, and mussels).

Never

Once per week

2+ times per week

I follow a diet that does not include seafood

How often do you eat other Protein Foods?

Did you know? Other Protein Foods include nuts, seeds, soy products as well as beans, peas, lentils.

Never/Rarely

0-2 days per week

Occasionally

3-5 days per week

Often/Always

6+ days per week

How often do you eat from the Dairy Group?

Did you know? The Dairy Group includes dairy milk and yogurt, cheese, lactose-free versions, and fortified soy milk (soy beverage) and soy yogurt. Foods not in the Dairy Group: foods made from milk that have little to no calcium, such as cream cheese, sour cream, cream, and butter.