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Healthy Snacks - Age 7-11

Eating a balanced diet is a recurrent theme in PSHE. In this quiz, written for children in KS2, we help them to understand why it is important to make sure their snacks are healthy and give them some ideas as to what to choose.

Sometimes you can get hungry between meals and you might choose to have a snack. This is absolutely fine, as long as you are choosing healthy ones. You might already have a favourite snack but do you know how healthy it is? It is important to listen to your body and make sure that you are eating healthy snacks when you are hungry and not because you are bored.

If you eat too many snacks, your body may struggle to process it. In a similar way, if you do not eat enough food your body will react in a negative way as it requires food to function effectively.

1 .

What is one difference between a healthy snack and a sweet treat?

A healthy snack should be hot and a sweet treat should be cold

A sweet treat should be eaten occasionally but a healthy snack can be eaten daily

A healthy snack should be eaten occasionally but a sweet treat can be eaten daily

Nothing, they are the same

A sweet treat is more likely to be high in sugar and therefore should be eaten occasionally, whereas a healthy snack can be eaten daily as part of a balanced diet

2 .

When is it okay to eat healthy snacks?

Before the evening meal

Never

In the middle of the night

Between meals when hungry

It is okay to have a healthy snack between meals as long as it is not too close to the next meal. If so, it might stop you from eating your meal if you are full

3 .

What is the benefit of choosing healthy snacks from the dairy food group?

They help bone development

They help kidney development

They help lung development

They help brain development

Choosing healthy dairy snacks, such as low fat yoghurts, provides additional calcium that helps bone development

4 .

What can happen if you don’t snack?

You can put weight on

You can find it hard to breathe

You can get bored

You can feel low in energy

If you do not snack when you feel hungry then your blood sugar levels can decrease. This can make you feel like you have little or no energy

5 .

Which of the following is not a healthy snack?

Yoghurt

Sweets

Carrot sticks

Banana

Sweets are not a healthy snack as they are high in sugar and can rot your teeth. They are also not very filling and you may still feel hungry afterwards

6 .

Which of the following healthy snacks is not high in protein?

Sliced lean meat

An apple

Boiled eggs

Baked beans

An apple is not high in protein but is still a good healthy snack. Protein helps repair muscle after exercise and is a good snack to have

7 .

What is a benefit of eating healthy snacks?

They keep us quiet

They make bones even stronger

They give the body extra energy

They help replace oxygen after exercise

Healthy snacks can give you energy if you are feeling tired. They also replace the vitamins that you need to stay healthy

8 .

A healthy snack should be...

one item of food

big and heavy

small and light

the same size as a meal

A snack should be small and light, just enough to give you some energy and keep you going till your next meal

9 .

Why do snacks that are high in sugar not count as healthy snacks?

They can rot our teeth

They are too filling

They taste bad

Sugar damages bones

You should try and avoid eating too many sugary snacks as sugar is not needed by the body and it can rot your teeth. Instead you should choose snacks that are low in artificial sugar

10 .

How many snacks should you eat a day?

Up to 2

3-5

6-8

As many as you want

You do not have to eat snacks every day but it is okay to eat between 1 and 2, usually between breakfast and lunch and then between lunch and evening meal. You should avoid eating snacks too early in the morning or too close to bed time

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Healthy and safe foods

Author: Terri Brown

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