Question

Identifying Unhealthy Eating Choices
Which behaviors would be classified as unhealthy eating choices? Check all that apply.

sitting at the dinner table to eat food
eating dinner while watching television
eating fast food for dinner five times per week
limiting the purchase of prepackaged foods
drinking sweetened beverages with every meal

Answer 1

Unhealthy choices (check all that apply):
- eating dinner while watching television — can lead to mindless overeating and poorer food choices
- eating fast food for dinner five times per week — frequent fast food is high in calories, saturated fat, sodium, and low in nutrients
- drinking sweetened beverages with every meal — adds excessive added sugars and extra calories

Healthy/neutral choices (not unhealthy):
- sitting at the dinner table to eat food
- limiting the purchase of prepackaged foods