childhood obesity nutritional intake quiz & healthy weight chart

Nutritional Intake Quiz & Healthy Weight Chart	12 Ways To Help Kids Lose Weight	10 Ways To Help Kids Maintain A Healthy Weight

Nutrition Quiz

Not sure if your child is getting the right nutrients each day? Take our short quiz to see how your kids fare. Add up your score by counting how many times you answer “yes” to the following questions and see how your family stacks up to our nutrition challenge.

1. Does your child eat 2 cups of fruit each day?
   YESNO
2. Does your child eat 2½ cups of vegetables daily?
   YESNO
3. Do you read food labels to make sure that sugars and fats (like high-fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated oils) are not the first ingredients in the items you buy?
   YESNO
4. Do you pack your child’s lunch instead of having him or her eat at school?
   YESNO
5. Is the juice that you buy labeled “100% juice”?
   YESNO
6. Does your child get at least 60 minutes of exercise most days?
   YESNO
7. Does your child eat different colors of fruit and vegetables each day?
   YESNO
8. Do you limit your child’s TV and computer screen time to one or two hours a day?
   YESNO
9. Do you offer healthy snacks (carrot sticks, apple slices, grapes, bananas) that kids can choose from a couple times a day?
   YESNO
10. Do you sit down and eat as a family at least once a day?
    YESNO
11. Do you cook with your kids?
    YESNO
12. Do you encourage your child to choose fruits as a side dish for fast food meals?
    YESNO

9-12: A Picture of Good Health – Congratulations! You’re already packing a lot of produce into your kids, and you know that getting them moving is key to keeping unwanted pounds at bay. You’ve figured out that spending time with your kids in the kitchen helps to build healthful eating habits that will last a lifetime.

5-8: On the Right Track – You know generally what you need to do to keep your kids healthy. When talking about healthy eating, relate to children at their level. Use items that kids are familiar with to help them judge serving size. For instance, one serving of leafy greens is about equivalent to the size of a baseball; a half cup of cooked vegetables is about the size of a computer mouse.

0-4: Poised for Improvement – By making a few changes, you’ll be well on your way to keeping your kids in good health. You can never go wrong by adding more fruits and vegetables to your child’s diet. Remember that dark-colored produce like spinach, sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli and blueberries are laden with nutrients and antioxidants to keep your kids healthy. Adding bananas, berries or peaches to cereal in the morning is a great way to get an extra serving of fruits.