2nd Junior High School of ParaliaE-twinning project “Dish stories”

Survey on European teens eating habits

Results

Participants

Boy; 49; 40%

Girl; 74; 60%

The majority of the participants were girls.

Origin of the participants

The majority of our participants are Greek.

Unfortunately, most of the children stated that they like junk food!

I don't like junk food

TRUE; 35; 28,69%

FALSE; 87; 71,31%

An overwhelming majority of the children admitted that there is always healthy food at their home.

Healthy food at home

TRUE; 88; 73%

FALSE; 32; 27%

Most of our participants said that they have 3 meals daily.

3 meals every day

TRUE15977%

FALSE48

23%

Almost all of our participants agreed that breakfast is the

main meal of the day.Breakfast main meal of the day

FALSE30

25%

TRUE90

75%

I think about how healthy some food is before I eat it.

FALSE; 57; 47,9%

TRUE; 62; 52,1%

The majority of our participants always think about how healthy some food is before they eat it

I often check how much fat and how many calories there are in the food I have.

0; 0%

1; 100%

TR

UE

37;

31%

FA

LS

E 8

3; 6

9%

Unfortunately most of our participants do not check how much fat and how many calories are in their food.

TRUE57

FALSE64

50

55

60

65

1

I have 3 - 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day.

Most of our participants do not have 3-5 portions of fruit and vegetables daily.

I try not to eat foods which are cooked in fat such as chips, cakes, crisps, sausage rolls, burgers, pastry, biscuits

Σειρά1; 1; 100%

Σειρά1; 0; 0%

FALSE; 47; 49% TRUE; 48; 51%

Fortunately most of participants try not to eat foods which are cooked in fat.

1

TRUE

FALSE

31

30

29,4

29,6

29,8

30

30,2

30,4

30,6

30,8

31

I eat one or more servings of food rich in carbohydrates at each meal

An overwhelming number of people do not eat one or more servings of food rich in carbohydrates at each meal.

1

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE; 27; 28,72%TRUE; 67; 71,28%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

I eat two – three servings a day of dairy products (milk, cheese, yoghurt).

The majority of people eat two-three servings of dairy products.

1

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE; 27; 30,21%

TRUE; 67; 69,79%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

I have fish and meat 2-3 times a week

Most of participants have fish and meat at least 2-3 times a week.

1

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE; 17; 17,90%TRUE; 78; 82,11%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

I exercise at least 3 times a week.

An overwhelming majority of people exercise at least 3 times a week.

1

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE; 28; 29,79%TRUE; 66; 70,21%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

I don't eat before I exercise.

Most of the participants do not eat before they exercise.

1

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE; 39; 41,05%

TRUE; 56; 58,95%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

I drink 8-10 glasses of water a day

A big number of our participants drink 8-10 glasses of water every day.

1

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE; 44; 46,81%

TRUE; 50; 53,19%

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

I rarely buy food from the school canteen

The majority of our classmates rarely buy food from the school canteen

1

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE; 40; 41,67% TRUE; 56; 58,33%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

For a snack, I usually choose a healthy one such as yoghurt, an apple, etc

Fortunately the majority of people choose healthy snacks.

1

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE; 52; 53,06%

TRUE; 46; 46,94%

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

I don't snack when I'm bored or stressed

Most of the people snack when they are bored or stressed.

1

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE; 47; 47,48%TRUE; 52; 52,53%

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

I don't eat or snack when I watch TV or do my homework.

A big number of our participants do not eat or snack when they watch TV or do their homework.