| Definition of a healthy diet… |
| ○ Getting right amount of fruits and vegetables, apples, peaches, orange juice, |
| ○ Not eating a lot of bread, meat salt butter |
| ○ Well-being, long fulfilled life |
| ○ Not eating a lot of junk |
| ○ Eating fish, dairy, certain meats |
| ○ Eating from different food groups |
| ○ Chinese food |
| ○ Important to balance your meals |
| Definition of healthy food…. |
| ○ Eating fruits, vegetables, salad, bananas, apples, salads, broccoli |
| ○ Corn, beans, rice, dairy, protein |
| ○ Watching sugar, not too many sweets |
| ○ Not too much fat or sweets |
| Motivators to eat healthfully (more fruits and vegetables, low fat)… |
| ○ Mom and dad; mom does not eat high fat foods; nutrition teacher; grandmother; aunt; family |
| ○ Big people – I don't want to be big myself; family – because they want me to be healthy |
| ○ My aunt who is a doctor; mom; health class; no one – I fix my own meals |
| ○ I already eat a lot; if it is something I like; mom made me vegetables when I was younger |
| ○ Gives me energy; I like them; taste |
| Benefits to eating a healthy diet… |
| ○ Don't have to be sluggish, more energy |
| ○ Can't run when I am tired |
| ○ Make me feel better |
| ○ So much can happen if you don't – diseases--obesity |
| ○ Because you can get overweight and it is hard to get back in shape |
| ○ Make you stronger, make you healthy, more energy |
| ○ Lose weight |
| Possible detriments/harms to not eating a healthy diet… |
| ○ Staying overweight – parents' families are overweight |
| ○ Becoming overweight |
| ○ Not willing to do anything, easy to become a couch potato |
| ○ Nothing |
| ○ Developing diabetes and other stuff I am not trying to get |
| Reasons why you may avoid high fat foods… |
| ○ May clog arteries |
| ○ When I see inside fast food and how they prepare the food, McDonald's, for example |
| Situations in which you might eat healthy (more fruits and vegetables, low fat)… |
| ○ At home – breakfast and dinner, lunch is bought at school |
| ○ Farmer's marker |
| ○ Not feeling healthy |
| ○ Trying to impress someone |
| Barriers to healthy eating… |
| ○ Junk food (chips/candy) taste good |
| ○ Don't like the taste of vegetables |
| ○ Don't like how some vegetables look and smell |
| Sources of diet and health information… |
| ○ Parents and siblings |
| ○ Internet |
| ○ Doctors and nurses |
| ○ Surveys like this |
| ○ School |
| ○ Coaches |
