Healthy Eating

Whats Healthier

100

What is healthier dark chocolate or milk chocolate?

Dark chocolate

200

WHICH HAS LESS FAT?                                                                  

Wendy’s Chicken BLT Salad with Homestyle Cheese Chicken Filet 

OR                                                                  

Wendy’s 1⁄2 lb. Double burger with Cheese

                                                       

                                                      

                                                                       

Wendy’s 1⁄2 lb double with cheese                  

750 calories 42 grams fat 

                                                       

300

                       

                                                                       

Does whole milk provide more vitamins and minerals than low-fat or skim milk?

                       

1. Yes 2. No 

                                                       

NO

400

         WHATS THE BETTER CHOICE                                               

Medium DQ Hot Fudge Sundae

OR

Medium DQ Hot Fudge Milkshake 

                                                       

                       

                                                                       

Hot fudge sundae 440 calories
14 grams of fat 

                 

                       

                                                                       

Hot fudge milkshake 1290 calories (!!!!!!!!!!) 44 grams of fat 

                                                       

                                      

500

What is an alternative for white bread? Why is it healthier for you?

Whole Wheat bread because white bread is bleached flour and enriched with high fructose corn sugar, while whole wheat bread is unprocessed and your body has to use energy to digest it.

Fruits and Vegetable

100

Which fruit is often considered as a vegetable?

 Tomatoes

200

Canned vegetables are the most nutritious because the heating process they go through seals in their vitamins and minerals

True or false

FALSE

300

Name the vegetable that is used to make pickles.

Cucumbers

400

This vegetable has been grown for more that 4000 years ... It grows almost anywhere and you can buy it by the HEAD.

Cabbage 

500

Packed with vitamins this cabbage relative is great in salads & can also be baked into chips

Kale

Health Problems

100

Excess body fats can cause stress on joints, especially weight bearing joints like these two

The knees and hips

200

What are the Psychological Issues of Being Obese?

Victimization/ bullying, Sense of alienation, Depression, Behavioral problems, Lifelong low quality of life, Low self-esteem

300

Eating more fruit,vegetables,and whole grains and eating less processed meats can prevent what disease?

Cancer

400

Kidney stone can be caused by excessive protein intake and or insufficient intake of what mineral?

Calcium

500

What are the two main gastrointestinal risk factors linked to obesity in children?

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Gallstones

Fun facts

100

How many calories must you cut from your diet per day to lose one pound in a week?

500

200

Which of the following have the most calories per gram: Proteins, Carbohydrates, Fats

Fats

300

You usually drink your daily two cups of coffee black, but you start adding two teaspoons of sugar and two teaspoons of full fat cream. Assuming your diet and exercise levels remain the same, approximately how much weight could you potentially gain in one year from this change of habit?

10 lbs

400

You need 5-10 serving per day from what food group?

Fruits and Vegetables

500

Ethnic groups that are most prevalent for childhood obesity AND how do you calculate BMI

African American, and Hispanic

 BMI = kg/m2