5 Statistics about teenagers food choices:
Some more facts (based on the US) :
- Teenagers love junk food - two in three prefer junk food to proper food
- Most teenagers prefer soft drinks to water
- Teenagers eat too many sweets
- Teenagers are big consumers of potato chips
- Teenagers don't eat enough fruit and vegetables - lack of vitamins!
Some more facts (based on the US) :
- 84% of parents take their children to fast food restaurants at least once a week
- Teens between the age of 13-18 purchase 800-1000 calories in an average fast food visit - half of their daily intake in calories
- Average soft drink consumption of teenagers is 500ml or more each day
- 9 out of 10 teenagers eat sweets after dinner
- Only 5% of teenagers, 12-18 years old, consume the healthy amount of fruit and vegetables.