Energy Balance

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of a Nutritional diet?

• By choosing the right food it can give you steady energy, can help your body stay healthy.

• You will have a lower incidence of major chronic disease and diet-related diseases.

• You will be able to breathe much better when you eat healthy food

• None of the above

My Healthy Plate is : (choose the correct answers)

• Designed by HPB especially for Singaporeans, My Healthy Plate is a friendly, easy-to-understand visual guide for creating balanced and healthy meals

• It shows you what to eat in the right amounts for each meal so that you can plan your portions accordingly

• My Healthy Plate makes it easier to pick up healthy eating habits that can help you better manage weight and ward off chronic diseases

• Let's me choose the food i want to eat for my meals

Selecting healthier food choices that are lower in salt, added sugar, saturated fat and trans fat are good for the health.

• True

• False

Fill half your healthy plate with :

Food labels can provide me with : (choose the correct answers)

• information on healthier food

• help to decipher the nutrient claims

• expiry date

• usage instructions

By choosing food with Healthier Choice Symbol and with exercise, it can help me lose weight.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a healthy meal?

• 1 portion of rice, 1 portion of fish, 1 portion of carrots

• 1 portion of rice, 1 fried chicken, 2 portions of soup

• 1 portion of brown rice, 1 portion of steamed fish, 1 portion of beans, 1 portion of apple

• 1 portion of brown rice, 2 portions of steamed fish, 1 portion of kai lan

I can eat any food in moderation and stay healthy.

• True

• False

People whose dietary patterns include fresh, whole foods like fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, lean meats, and fish have a lower incidence of:

• major chronic disease & diet-related diseases

• malaria

• migraine

• asthma

• All of the above

Positive Energy Balance means I consume more food than exercise.

• True

• False