Dietary Fibre

Question 1

Found in only…

Answer 1

Plant foods

Question 2

Absorbs what swells and provides what to help move what around the body

Answer 2

Absorbs water swells and provides bulk to help move food around the body

Question 3

If not enough fibre is eaten what condition can develope

Answer 3

Constipation can develop - prolonged defiency of fiber can result in serious diseases such as bowel cancer and divertcular disease

Question 4

We should aim to eat how much fiber per day

Answer 4

30g per day

Question 5

One way to include fibre in our diets would be…

Answer 5

Whole grain bread

Question 6

Whole grain bread has much more fibre because…

Answer 6

It includes the bran part of whole grain cereals

Question 7

White bread is made of what…

Answer 7

White bread is made of the starchy part of cereal grain called the endosperm, therefore contains much less fiber

Question 8

4 sources of fiber

Answer 8

Whole grain breakfast cereals
Raw nuts.                                 Wholegrain pasta
Seeds
Potatoes with their skins
Fruit+veg with their skins
Wholegrain rice

Question 9

Name the 4 parts of bran

Answer 9

Husk
Endosperm(starch)
Bran (fibre)
Germ( vitamin+mineral)