Dietary Fibre

Question 1

Where is diatery fibre found in

Answer 1

Only in plant foods

Question 2

What does dietary fibre help with

Answer 2

It absorbs water, swells and provides bulk to help move foods through the body.
If you don’t eat enough you can become constipated.

Question 3

What happens if you don’t have enough dietary fibre

Answer 3

Constipation can develop
A prolonged deficiency can result in bowel cancer and diverticula’s disease

Question 4

How much diapers fibre should we eat per day

Answer 4

30 grams

Question 5

What is the difference between white bread and whole grain bread

Answer 5

Fibre is only in whole grain bread.

Whole grain bread has much more fibre because it has the bran part if the cereal grain. White bread is only made from the starch part which is called endosperm.

Question 6

4 sources of fibre other than whole meal bread

Answer 6

Brown rice
Nuts and seeds
Whole grain pasta
Potato’s with their skins
Weetabix

Question 7

Instead of 2 slices of white bread with butter and jam, what is a better idea for breakfast

Answer 7

2 slices of whole meal bread with butter and a banana