1. Why
has the NSW Government banned soft drinks from sale
in school canteens from term one, 2007?
Soft
drinks and other sweet drinks represent one of
the biggest risks for teenagers of loading up on
excess kilojoules
Almost 6 in 10 boys and 4 in 10 girls drink more
than 1 glass of soft drink a day
Soft
drinks are high in sugar with little nutritional
value
All
of the above
2. Which
one of the following is a healthy way of eating?
Regular meals, with your family and away from
the TV
Skipping meals
Choosing fast foods often
3. How many steps do
you need to take each day to be healthy and active?
1000
4000
15000
100 000
4. Out of
school hours, what is the most amount of time you
should spend watching TV / using a computer?
1/2
hour
1
hour
2
hours
3
hours
5.
How can I tell if a food is healthy?
An
advertisement on the TV says it is
It is
a food in one of the five food groups in the
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
It is
expensive
6.
How many serves of fruit and vegetables should I eat
each day?
2
serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables
1
serve of fruit and 1 serve of vegetables
No
fruit or vegetables
7. Which
of the following is a healthy lunchbox?
Cheese and crackers, muesli bar, sweet
biscuits, lolly pop, bottle of water
Jam sandwich, packet of chips, chocolate
bar, fruit straps, juice.
Chicken
and salad sandwich, flavoured milk,
apple, rice cakes, bottle
of water
8. One
can of soft drink per day equals how many kgs of sugar per
year?
2
5
18
12
9. Which
strategy don’t TV advertisers use to try and get you
to buy their product?
Put ads for fast food / food products at
‘hungry’ times
Place branded drinks or foods in movies or
TV shows
Associate your popularity or success with a
product
Tell you how much time you would have to
spend being active to “burn off” their
product
10.
Approximately how many teenagers on the Central
Coast are overweight or obese?
2%
5%
10%
30%
