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Good Food, Good Moves: Growing Healthy Children in North Carolina
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Quiz Answers
- In a group of 8 children ages 2 to 4, how many children will be overweight or obese (according to the North Carolina Nutrition and Physical Activity Surveillance System)?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 5
d. 6
Answer: a.
- In a group of 5 children ages 5 to 11, how many children will be overweight or obese (according to the North Carolina Nutrition and Physical Activity Surveillance System)?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer: a.
- In a group of 4 teenagers ages 12 to 18, how many will be overweight or obese (according to the North Carolina Nutrition and Physical Activity Surveillance System)?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer: a.
- Why are our children becoming more overweight and obese?
a. We eat more fast foods in our cars.
b. We eat more prepackaged foods.
c. We used to do more physical work, such as working in the fields.
d. All of the above.
Answer: d.
- Which of the following foods are likely to increase our weight and should be limited?
a. Candy
b. Pastries
c. Soft drinks.
d. All of the above.
Answer: d. All of these foods contain sugar, which increase our weight.
- Try the 15 Rule. If your child doesn't like a food you serve, serve the food up to 15 times.
a. True.
b. False.
Answer: a. Sometimes it takes time for children to like something new.
- If your child needs to lose weight, after school you should let your children do physical work before doing their homework.
a. True.
b. False.
Answer: a. Your child has been sitting a good portion of the day. Encourage him to do something physical before he sits down again.
- Which of the following should you not do?
a. Plan family hikes and nature walks.
b. Take children bowling as a reward.
c. Use food to bargain or reward.
d. Have dinners together and talk about family activities.
Answer: c. Do not use food to reward a child, especially one who needs to lose weight. All of the others are good activities to do with your family.
- Children will copy their parents' eating and exercise habits.
a. True.
b. False.
Answer: a. Children watch and do what their parents and siblings do.
- North Carolina has an obesity epidemic (according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
a. True
b. False
Answer: a. Epidemic is a tough word, but we have one.
- What is the most commonly consumed vegetable among 15 to 24 month old children (according to the American Dietetic Association)?
a. Corn.
b. Broccoli.
c. Peas.
d. French fried potatoes.
Answer: d. Our babies are eating French Fries most commonly.
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