Food for Thought Quiz

You need to make sure you are putting the right food into your body to give you enough energy – otherwise you are just going to zonk out!
Too little food and you won’t have enough energy, too much food and you will have too much energy – just the right amount of the right kind of food and wa-hey! It’s all about balance, balance, balance.
We all need to think about the types of food and drinks we have, how healthy they are and how often we should have them.
We need to be careful about sugar because it’s not very good for our teeth and eating too much of it can make us ill.
Children aged 7-11 should have no more than 24g of added sugar a day.
We need to have some fat in our diet, but it needs to be healthy fat – from things like oils rather than cakes, biscuits and crisps.
Eating too much fat can make us unwell and affect our heart.
Salt is found in lots of different foods like crisps and sausage rolls.
If you eat too much salt it can make you ill and affect your heart or brain.
Remember to eat your five a day – a rainbow of fruit and vegetables every day.
Don’t forget: a small glass of fruit juice or smoothie can count!
These are your energy foods to keep you going, so you need to have these with every meal.
Foods that are high in sugar or fat should be eaten less often to keep your body healthy and working at its best.
Water is the best thing to drink.
You need to have six to eight drinks every day.