Everything we know, we learned from Men's Health, and the magazine reports that pork rinds top the list of "Top 5 Junk Foods That Are Good for You." Take our quiz about "the other crunchy white snack food," rival of the beloved potato chip.
1. Which of the following junk foods failed to make the top five on the Men's Health list:
a) chocolate bars
b) sour cream
c) beef jerky
d) corn chips
e) alcohol
2. True or false: 1 ounce of peanuts contains more fat than an equal amount of pork rinds.
3. Which of the following foods contain more protein per ounce than pork rinds:
a) one scrambled egg
b) 1 ounce of almonds
c) 1 ounce of chicken
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
4. Which president listed pork rinds as his favorite food:
a) Bill Clinton
b) William Howard Taft
c) George H.W. Bush
d) George W. Bush
5. What is another use for pork rinds other than a snack food:
a) ceiling insulation
b) loofah
c) fish bait
d) bandage
ANSWERS: 1: d; 2: true (peanuts, 14.1 grams; rinds, 8 grams); 3: e (rinds, 17 grams; egg, 6.7 grams; almonds, 6 grams; chicken, 7 grams); 4: c; 5: c.
Sources: caloriecount.about.com; The New York Times; Rudolph Foods; Men's Health.
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