Quick quiz - How healthy is my child?

Nutrition

1.      How many serves of fruit does your child usually eat in a day, including fresh, canned and dried fruit?
(a)     None
(b)     One
(c)     Two or more

2.      How many servings of salad and vegetables does your child usually eat in a day, including raw  and cooked vegetables?
(a)     None
(b)     Between one and three
(c)     Four or more

3.      How many snacks, such as chips, chocolate or cake, does your child usually eat in a day?
(a)     Three or more a day
(b)     One to two a day
(c)     None

4.      How many sugary drinks does your child usually drink in a day, including cordial, fizzy drinks and fruit juice?
(a)     Two or more a day
(b)     One to two a day
(c)     None

Physical activity

5.      How much moderate or vigorous exercise (walking, running, kicking a ball, etc) does your child usually do in a day (excluding exercise at school)?
(a)     0–30 minutes
(b)     30–60 minutes
(c)     60 minutes or more

6.      Does your child ever walk, cycle, skateboard, rollerblade or ride a scooter to school?
(a)     Never
(b)     Sometimes
(c)     Mostly

7.      As a family, how frequently do you and your children do things like playing at home, walking, cycling or swimming together?
(a)     Never
(b)     Once or twice a week or less
(c)     More than twice a week

8.      How much time does your child usually spend watching TV, playing computer games, reading or doing homework?
(a)     More than two hours a day
(b)     Between one and two hours a day
(c)     No more than one hour a day.

Answers – Nutrition

Mainly As & Bs: Your child needs to eat more healthy foods:

• Increase the amount of fruit and vegetables your child eats – remember these can be used as healthy snacks
• Encourage your child to drink water, not sugary drinks.

Mainly Cs: Great, keep up the good work.

Answers – Physical activity

Mainly As & Bs: Your child needs more physical activity, at least 60 minutes a day:

• Do some time family activities
• Plan some easy, fun activities for children
• Encourage your child to walk or cycle to school
• Limit the amount of time your child is inactive and get them more active.

Mainly Cs: Great, keep up the good work.