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Healthy Eating Patterns

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What benefits are there in eating a balanced diet?
a)
Good health
b)
Good mood and energy
c)
Improved health and reduced illness
d)
All of the above.
2.
"Nutritional" means:
a)
Tastes really good.
b)
Containing necessary substances for the body to grow and stay healthy.
c)
Tastes really bad.
d)
Is mostly green.
3.
Which food groups should you have at least 5 portions of a day?
a)
Meat, Fish and meat alternatives
b)
Milk and Dairy
c)
Fat
d)
Fruit and vegetables
4.
Which food group should you have no more than 3 servings a day?
a)
Fruit and Vegetables
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Fats
d)
Protein
5.
Which fat is not healthy?
a)
Avocados
b)
Oily fish
c)
Fried bacon
d)
Macadamia nuts
6.
Which food group contains the following: bread, cereal, potatoes.
a)
Protein
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Fats
d)
Milk and Dairy
7.
What food gives you an unnaturally high burst of energy, leaving you hungry and tired>
a)
Fats
b)
Proteins
c)
Sugar
d)
Carbohydrates
8.
What are alternatives to fish and meat?
a)
Cereals and pasta
b)
Nuts, beans and lentils
c)
Oily fish
d)
Extra fruit and vegetables
9.
How many glasses of water should you drink in a day?
a)
10-12
b)
8-10
c)
6-8
d)
4-6
10.
One traditional way to preserve milk was to make Amasi. What is Amasi?
a)
Fermented milk
b)
Salt dried meat
c)
Dried fruit
d)
Dried vegetables
11.
What benefits are there in eating a balanced diet?
a)
Good health
b)
Good mood and energy
c)
Improved health and reduced illness
d)
All of the above.
12.
"Nutritional" means:
a)
Tastes really good.
b)
Containing necessary substances for the body to grow and stay healthy.
c)
Tastes really bad.
d)
Is mostly green.
13.
How many glasses of water should you drink in a day?
a)
10-12
b)
8-10
c)
6-8
d)
4-6
14.
At least how many hours should you sleep each day?
a)
5 hours
b)
7 hours
c)
8 hours
d)
10 hours
15.
What is a healthy habit?
a)
Sleep three hours a day
b)
Eat fruits and vegetables
c)
Eat candies and junk food everyday
d)
Play videogames
16.
At least how many meals do you have to eat each day?
a)
two
b)
one
c)
four
d)
three
17.
Which of the followings activities is considered a healthy habit?
a)
Have cereal with milk and fruits for breakfast
b)
Sleep six hours a day
c)
Play a videogame every night
d)
Watching TV all night
18.
 ______ is one benefit of daily exercise.
a)
Increased energy and strength
b)
Stress relief
c)
Improved self-esteem
d)
all of the above
19.
To prevent injury while playing sports, you should ______ .
a)
use the same type of shoe for every sport you play
b)
warm up and stretch before you begin
c)
protect your eyes with regular glasses
d)
reduce your water intake during the game
20.
Healthy or unhealthy?
a)
Healthy
b)
Unhealthy
21.
Healthy or unhealthy?
a)
Healthy
b)
Unhealthy
22.

What diseases can you develop from an unhealthy diet?

a)

Asthma

b)

Heart disease

c)

Diabetes

d)

All of the above

23.

What can you do to eat healthier?

a)

Snack on fruit and veg sticks rather than crisps and chocolate

b)

Have a fruit smoothie for breakfast if you are in a rush

c)

Eat high-fibre veggies to make you fuller for longer

d)

Eat on smaller plates so that you have a smaller portion

e)

All of the above

24.

How do you stay healthy?

a)

Eat healthy, but never exercise

b)

Exercise and never eat healthy

c)

All I do is exercise and eat vegetables

d)

Have a good, balanced diet and do at least an hour of exercise a day

25.

Which is not a healthy eating practice?

a)

Eat more fruits and vegetables

b)

Eat more fiber

c)

Do not eat in a hurry

d)

Eat more fatty foods

26.

Which of the following is not an importance of healthy eating habits ?

a)

Helps one eat more

b)

Improves heart health and stroke prevention.

c)

Helps one get strong bones and teeth.

d)

Improves memory.