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A Healthy Diet? What foods do you associate with a healthy active lifestyle? What foods do you associate with your pupils diets? Many young people depend on 3 foods: Chips Cakes Biscuits For a significant proportion of their total energy intake at the expense of more nutritious options Most children eat too much fat, added sugars and salt. Salt intakes are up to 50% higher than recommended Children from the lowest social group eat 50% less fruit and vegetables than those from the highest Iron intake is below recommended levels and is associated with poor cognitive function A quarter of teenage girls are having insufficient calcium 8% of 8 – 16 year old children have nothing to eat before school, and this rises to 12% of 15 – 16 year olds.
Introduction Children need nutrient rich diets for growth and development Eating habits and attitudes towards healthier eating are established in childhood Poor diets in childhood can contribute to: Tooth decay Obesity and overweight Certain forms of cancer Poorer academic achievement
Our children’s diets 9 out of 10 school lunchboxes are too high in saturated fat, salt and sugar (FSA 2004) That would be 27 lunchboxes in a class of 30 pupils!
What are children eating for their lunch! 2 bags of crisps 2 bars of chocolate Sweets
Children eat only 2 portions of fruit and vegetables per day. One in five children don’t eat any fruit in a week. Three in five children eat no leafy green vegetables in a week. Half of all children don’t drink any fruit juice in a week. Fresh, frozen, canned, dried and 100% juice all count towards your 5 A DAY A portion is a handful or 80g How much are children eating?
The Balance of Good Health 1.Enjoy your food. 2.Eat a variety of different food. 3.Eat the right amount to be a healthy weight. 4.Eat plenty of foods rich in starch and fibre. 5.Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. 6.Don’t eat too many foods that contain a lot of fat. 7.Don’t have sugary foods and drink too often. 8.If you drink alcohol, drink sensibly.