Check it out. I only got five "right," then e-mailed them to explain that THEY were misinformed on the other five.

http://www.prevention.com/cda/quizl...s1-7309,00.html

I did slightly worse than you...



How enlightening... NOT.

It was obvious that the quiz was designed by someone with little knowledge of low-carbing and a belief that fat is bad. Some of the questions and choices were really meaningless.

I got 6 right, but I guessed at some of them, Teehee. Peg

I agree with Mike, some of the choices they gave were meaningless for someone who has read a LC book. Was the quizz for someone in induction or OWL? As far as I know no oatmeal or red wine is allowed during Induction>.........(for those of us on Atkins)

That test was wrong in so many ways.

"If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." - Unknown


That was a Will Rogers quote. And I couldn't agree more.

Yeah, I keep meaning to update my sig. The site I found the quote on had it as "unknown." Thanks!

And I know. I explained to them in detail why their answers - and most of their choices - were wrong. And why it's not just about the number of carbs (which is why they picked the cookie over the strawberries) but also where they come from. And why their answer about fat and fast food was completely off-base.

And suggested if they want better information, they should come here!

so, low carb AND low fat as well? just where are they supposed to get their energy from?

Well I got 7 out of 10 but I am willing to debate the incorrect answers with them. It is also hard when they do not allow me to pick "none of the above." Being an Atkins geared person, I am greatly lacking on the South Beach info. I wouldn't order the sweet potato either! An oatmeal cookie? where is the Atkins Cheesecake option????? Would have kick myself in the ass for having any of the choices.

And what do I care if a term has not been evaluated by the government, I can figure it out myself. Wasn't that Atkins one o one!

Totally stupid.

Their "best low carb dinner" part made me lol. Every dish contained so much starch and so little fat I felt icky just reading it I wanted to shuck all the starch off the plate and take the actual nutritious lower carb veggies instead (the carrots, peas, broccoli rabe) . Oh, and give me back my beef fat and chicken skin please, thanks.

THen the dessert part was even better. Eating an oatmeal cookie is better than strawberries dipped in dark chocolate. On what planet is the refined sugar, refined grain, zero nutrient processed monstrosity known as an oatmeal cookie superior to the delicious and nutritious low carb anti-oxidant rich berries in dark chocolate? I don't even understand how they can say this from a purely low carb point of view. A strawberry dipped in non-sugared chocolate is way lower carb than a small oatmeal cookie. Oh, I forgot. Chocolate has some fat. Applesauce moistened oatmeal cookies do not. Ha ha. Oh, and all the other foods - which can be made very low carb - were almost entirely fat (cheesecake, icecream), so "we must rarely indulge in them".

What a joke. If you pass this quiz, it only shows how little you know about LC(or alternately, it shows that you know they know very little about LC). Only take this quiz if you assume that fat is the enemy, and that we should be eating grains and tubers for energy... or in other words if you have absolutely no idea how to do a LC diet.

They don't get it. Low carb works because you're not eating the starch and you're eating the fat instead. That's the magic. Eating a potato and taking the skin off your chicken breast isn't low carb. It's lower carb maybe (or what should really be called "sane carb" seeing as how ridiculous a regular diet is), but certainly not low carb.

LOL Is this the same quiz that was on CNN? That was a joke too!

I got 4 wrong:


I consume about 50% more calories and am loosing faster than high carb

This one is just plain wrong!


Strawberries and DARK chocolate is so much healthier than a cookie! What, because it's oatmeal it's good for you!?!?!?!?

When will they learn! It's NOT JUST THE NUMBER, IT'S THE QUALITY!!!!! (sorry...didn't mean to shout!)

I chose the burger over the salad too. Of course, I'd probably choose nothing.....fast food places make me sick. I'd have black coffee or water.

broccoli rabe

? What is that?

I picked that answer because at least it was broccoli!

It's some sort of leafy green vegetable. Better than PEAS, that's for sure!!

I knew you guys would find it amusing/ annoying!

This goes to show just how stupid Prevention is...

I subscribed to their magazine for many years...My sub was up over two years ago and they still send it to me.

So that tells me they are pretty much oblivious to what is going on around them.

Birdy...