As part of our Eating Well Your Way initiative for June – August 2007, we have developed a Eating Well Multiple Choice Contest. The contest answers are provided on page two of this Information Sheet. For contest participants, answers can be found in the 2007 Summer edition of the HealthIssues newsletter and in the wellness brochure, “4 Your Health”, available in your workplace. You can also go online at www.wechealthunit.org/workplace-health/newsletters and www.wechealthunit.org/workplace-health/brochures. If you require additional support materials (e.g. posters, ballot boxes) or if you have any questions, please phone 519- 258-2146 x 3100 or email workplace@wechealthunit.org.

Purpose of this Contest

The aim is to raise awareness about eating well with the New Canada’s Food Guide.

Support Materials

• HealthIssues newsletter

• Eating Well Multiple Choice Contest (white copies for photocopying)

• Answers to the Eating Well Multiple Choice Contest (see below)

• Poster to promote the contest in your workplace with space allocated for writing contest details  (e.g. date of contest, where to pick up and drop off participation forms, prizes to be won)

• Ballot boxes for employees to use to enter the contest (with space to note contest details)

• Prizes: Simply Great Food Cookbook (2/workplace, if you are running this contest June – August 2007)

Promoting the Contest

In addition to the display materials provided, you may want to consider other ways of communicating contest details to employees. Consider attaching a ballot to employees’ pay stubs so that every employee has the opportunity to participate, or sending out e-mail or voice mail messages. Here are two sample messages for you to use:

#1 Sample e-mail/voice mail/pay stub message:

As part of our workplace Eating Well Your Way initiative, we are offering you the opportunity to win some great prizes by entering a multiple choice contest. To enter this contest, pick up an entry form at_______________, complete the multiple choice and then deposit your form into the contest ballot box. Prizes to be won include _____________. The deadline to enter is __________.

#2 Sample e-mail/voice mail/pay stub message:

The deadline to enter the Eating Well Your Way contest is fast approaching. For your chance to win, pick up the entry form at________________, complete the multiple choice questions  and then deposit the form at _____________.  The contest closes on________________.

If you are running this contest at a time other than June to August 2007, consider offering prizes to encourage participation. Some suggestions could include cookbooks, salad spinners, meat thermometers, and measuring cups/spoons.

Answers to the Eating Well Multiple Choice Contest:

Question #1: Which salad (pictured above) contains more calories?

Answer: Salad A - due to the dressing, croutons and cheese

Question #2: Which salad (pictured above) contains more Food Guide Servings of vegetables and fruit?

Answer: Salad B

Question #3: Circle the answer that correctly identifies the number of Food Guide Servings of vegetables for each of the grilled hamburger meals.

Answer: c) Meal B has 3.