Is Your Child's Diet healthy - Food Pyramid Puzzle - Just For Kids

How often does your child eat breakfast?

a) Most days.
b) 3-5 times a week.
c) Twice a week.

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How often does your child eat a breakfast cereal?

a) Most days.
b) 3-5 times a week.
c) Twice or less a week.

How many servings of bread, cereals and potatoes does your child eat every day?

(1 serving =1 slice of bread or 1 potato or 1 bowl of cereal or 2 tablespoons of rice/pasta.)
a) 6 or more.
b) 3-5.
c) 2 or less.

Which best describes your child's school lunch?

a) Sandwich (meat, fish, egg or cheese), fruit/fruit juice, milk/yoghurt.
b) Sandwich, chocolate bar/crisps, fizzy drinks.
c) Chocolate bar, crisps, fizzy drinks.
d) Other (please specify).

How many servings of Fruit and Vegetables does your child eat every day?

(1 serving =1 piece of fruit or 1/2 glass of fruit juice or a serving of vegetable or side salad - don't forget raw vegetables).
a) 4 or more.
b) 2-4.
c) 1 or less.

How many servings of milk, cheese or yoghurt does your child eat everyday?

(1 serving = 1/3 pint of milk or 1oz cheese or 1 carton of yoghurt).
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1 or less.

What type of snack does your child usually eat?

a) Fruit/fruit juice, bread, yoghurt, milk, popcorn.
b) Scone, fruit cake, plain biscuits
c) Chocolate bars or biscuits, crisps, fizzy drinks, sweet cakes or buns.

How many times a week does your child eat crisps or other high fat snack savoury foods?

a) Twice or less.
b) 3-5 time.
c) Most days.

How many times a week does your child eat chocolate bars or biscuits?

a) Twice or less.
b) 3-5 times
c) Most days.

How often does your child eat deep-fat fried foods - chips, chicken nuggets, potato waffles, etc.?

a) Once a week.
b) 2-4 times a week.
c) 4 or more times a week.

How does your child score?

Mainly A's. Excellent - your child has a healthy diet. Keep up the good food choices.
Mainly B's. Well done - your child is well on the way to a healthy diet but use the quiz to see where you could get more "A" answers.
Mainly C's. Plenty of room for improvement here.

Food Pyramid Puzzle - Just For Kids

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1. Foods on the top shelf should be eaten ------------(9).
4. This food provides protein but is not eaten by vegetarians! (4).
5. How many servings should you try to eat from the Fruit and Vegetable group? (4-2-4).
7. A healthy drink and it's free. (5).
8. These foods are really healthy and make great snacks. (5).
10. The vitamins in Fruit and Vegetables are good for your (5).

2. Foods with a lot of -----------, sugar or salt belong on the top shelf (3).
3. Every day you should have --------- + from the bread, cereals and potatoes shelf (3).
6 & 9. A healthy guy from the Space Challenge Healthy EAting Programme (8 & 4).
11. Eat -----------Fruit and Vegetables - theme for the Healthy EAting Campaign (4).
12. Fab Food uses the Food-------------- to teach his healthy eating lessons (7).
13. Brown ------------- is a healthier choice than white (5).
14. A bowl of ------------makes a healthy start to the day (6).
15. Lots of vegetables are this colour (5).

FABULOUS FRUIT COCKTAIL
Serves 6 Gear you will need to make this juicy concoction! knife (watch your fingers) salad bowl serving bowls and spoons	What needs to go in? One piece of the following fruits apple banana orange pear kiwi small bunch of grapes or any mixture of your favourite fruits small carton of orange juice.	Let's go and make it! Peel the orange, banana and kiwi. Slice the fruits and place in the salad bowl. Core the apple and pear and cut into bite-size chunks. Place in the salad bowl. Add orange juice. Cut the grapes in half, de-seed and add to the salad bowl. Mix the fruit well and put into a serving bowl and serve at once.

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