Food is very important if we want to stay healthy. Eating too little is not good for us. We need enough good food and clean water to grow and to stay healthy. In some parts of the world people don't get the right amount. They are short of food and water. But eating too much is not good for us either. We all need to get the balance right. At school, you have probably learned that people need the right amount of food if they are to stay healthy.

Grades 1 and 2 - Health - Elementary School - Staying Healthy - How Much Should We Eat?

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10 Questions

1. Some children don’t like a lot of foods. They will only eat a few things. The boy in the picture is called Lucas. Lucas doesn’t like the food he has been given. Lucas wanted a pizza. Why should Lucas eat the food?

To grow and stay healthySo he can get out to play quickerTo please his MomSo he can moan about it

2. Eating too much is not a good thing. This man is eating too much. He will be:

Under-weightThe correct weightOver-weightThe right weight

3. Do you like chocolate? Most people do. Like most things, eating too much chocolate is not good for you. How much chocolate should you eat?

Lots and lotsA massive amountA lotA little

4. Do you like cakes and cookies? Most people do. But what might happen if you eat too many cakes and cookies?

Become sadBecome over-weightBecome thinBecome under-weight

5. This sandwich looks healthy. It is made of lots of different foods. It has bread and ham, and cheese, and lettuce and tomato. But what is wrong with this sandwich?

It is difficult to eatIt will fall overIt is too bigIt will cost a lot

6. A lot of drinks have sugar in them. Sugar is sweet. Sugar is a food. If you eat a lot of sugar, you can become over-weight. Which one of these drinks does not contain any sugar?

Regular colaWaterFruit juiceRegular lemonade

7. As well as putting on weight, what else might happen if you eat too many candies?

Get toothacheGet ear-acheGet a runny noseGet a headache

8. Not everyone gets enough food to eat. In some countries, people are short of food. When lots of people in a country are short of food, it is called a ______.

DroughtHungerFamineHarvest

9. Children like candies. Lots of grown-ups like candies, too. If you eat too many candies, what might happen?

Become angryBecome over-weightBecome naughtyBecome thin

10. Layla is enjoying a meal with her family. Layla says, ‘It is best to eat...’

Lots of the same food at the same timeLarge portions of lots of different foodsEnough food of lots of different sortsNot enough of a few types of food