3.1 What do you eat?

Question 1

Nutrients

Answer 1

Substances in food that provide energy or building materials

Question 2

Joule

Answer 2

Measure of the level of energy in your food

Question 3

Carbohydrate

Answer 3

Substance in your food that consists of sugar containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms

Question 4

Fibre

Answer 4

Substance in your food that is found mostly in plants and contains of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms

Question 5

Protein

Answer 5

Substance in your food that consists of amino acids and contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms

Question 6

Sugar

Answer 6

Small substance in your food like glucose or fructose

Question 7

Starch

Answer 7

Carbohydrate that consists of glucose

Question 8

Saturated fat

Answer 8

Fats that are solid at room temperature

Question 9

Unsaturated fats

Answer 9

Fats that are liquid at room temperature

Question 10

Trans fat

Answer 10

Chemically altered unsaturated fats which stay solid at room temperature

Question 11

Which nutrients are there and why do you need them?

Answer 11

Carbohydrates: to keep your digestive system running smoothly
Proteins: for growth and repairing body cells
Fats: absorb vitamins, protect your internal organs and to store energy
Vitamins: for regulating body functions
Minerals: protection against diseases
Water: for removing waste and survival

Question 12

What is a calorie?

Answer 12

Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gr of water by 1 degrees