Healthy eating habits ppt
                     HEALTHY 
EATING 
HABITS FOR 
TEENAGERS
How to encourage healthy eating 
habits in teenagers
being a healthy eating role model.
creating a healthy food 
environment at home.
talking about healthy eating in 
positive ways.
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Eating and eating habits in teenagers
As children begin puberty, they 
often feel hungrier and eat more. That’s 
because their bodies go through a major 
growth spurt in the teenage years. 
Extra food gives your child extra energy 
and nutrients to support this growth and 
development.
CREATING A HEALTHY 
FOOD ENVIRONMENT
Ask your child to help with your family’s food 
shopping and meal planning.
Encourage your child to take responsibility for 
planning and preparing one healthy family meal a 
week.
Limit unhealthy food options in your home, and 
make it easy for your child to find healthy food at 
home. For example, keep a bowl of fruit on the 
bench, a container of chopped vegies in the fridge, 
wholegrain bread in the freezer, and wholegrain 
crackers in the cupboard.
•Talk about your 
enjoyment and interest in 
the healthy food you’re 
eating. This can 
encourage your child to 
enjoy eating healthy food 
too.
Talking about 
food
•Avoid restricting foods or describing them as ‘good’, ‘bad’, 
‘naughty’ and so on. Instead, aim for balance – eat 
healthy most of the time, and every now and then you 
might like to eat ‘sometimes’ foods.
•Teach your child to eat when they’re hungry and to stop 
when they’re full. This helps your child learn to recognize 
whether they’re eating out of true hunger or eating out of 
boredom or tiredness. But you can expect your child to eat 
a lot more while they’re growing and developing.
Risks of unhealthy eating habits 
in teenagers
Eating too much
Eating too much food, 
particularly unhealthy food, 
puts your child at risk of 
overweight and obesity.
An overweight or obese child 
is at an increased risk of 
type-2 diabetes, sleep apnoea
 and hip and joint problems. 
Long-term risks include heart 
disease and some cancers.
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