Food

Question 1

What are Nutrients?

Answer 1

•Nutrients are special substances found in food
•They keep the body healthy and provide it with energy

Question 2

What are the four main food groups?

Answer 2

•Carbohydrates
•Proteins
•Fats and oils
•Vitamins and minerals

Question 3

Carbohydrates are foods for………

Answer 3

Energy

Question 4

What are the 2 things Carbohydrates do?

Answer 4

•keeps the body warm
•provides energy for growth and movement

Question 5

What are the two main types of carbohydrates?

Answer 5

Sugar and starch

Question 6

What percentage of our food comes from Carbohydrates?

Answer 6

60%

Question 7

What does sugar give a body?

Answer 7

Quick energy but it does not have important nutrients

Question 8

Which foods do we find starch in?

Answer 8

•Bread, pasta and potatoes

Question 9

What does starch do?

Answer 9

•Releases energy into your body slowly so the energy lasts longer

Question 10

What is the most common form of carbohydrates in our diet?

Answer 10

•Starch

Question 11

Proteins of foods for………

Answer 11

Growth and repair

Question 12

What do you proteins do?

Answer 12

•Helps the body grow and repair itself
•helps the immune system fight off infections

Question 13

Which parts of the body is made of proteins

Answer 13

•Part of the red blood cells
•Muscles and organs are mostly made of protein’s
•bone,hair, skin and nails

Question 14

What’s your red blood cells do

Answer 14

•Carry oxygen around the body
From the lungs to the different parts of the body

Question 15

What does the immune system do

Answer 15

•Protects the body from germs and bacteria
•It fights the infection

Question 16

It’s important to get protein from a variety of different foods such as……(5)

Answer 16

Fish
Poultry ie.chicken, duck, turkey
eggs
Meat
Nuts

Question 17

What is it important to eat protein in proportion ie eat the right amount of protein?

Answer 17

If too much protein is eaten, the body will store it as fat.

Question 18

Oils and fats are foods for……

Answer 18

• Storing energy
•installation
•protection

Question 19

Oils and fats give more energy than any other food type.

How is this energy stored?

Answer 19

As body fats

Question 20

What do body fats do?

Answer 20

•The body fats form protective layers inside the body
•This keeps the body warm ,
protects the organs and nerves

Question 21

What are Oils?

Answer 21

Oils are liquid Fats made from plants and fish

Question 22

What do oils do?

Answer 22

Oils provide important nutrients.

Question 23

Which oils and fats are healthier & why? Give examples

Answer 23

Oils and fats made from plants and fish are healthier as they have more nutrients
e.g. avocado, sardines.

Question 24

What are unhealthy fats called?

Where do they come from?

Answer 24

Saturated fats

They mainly come from animal products

Question 25

What do you saturated fats do?

Answer 25

•Raise cholesterol levels in the blood

Question 26

Name two examples of unhealthy oils and fats If you have too much?

Answer 26

Too much butter or red meat