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5 major nutrients ?

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Carbohydrates, fats, protein,vitamins and minerals.

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Food needed ?

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Energy, growth, repair, protection against disease.

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Carbohydrates ?

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Sugars, starch, fibre.

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Vitamin C ?

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Citrus fruits, healthy skin and gums.

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Vitamin D ?

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Milk, strong healthy bones.

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Calcium ?

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Milk, healthy bones.

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Iron ?

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Liver and cabbage, makes red blood cells.

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Balanced diet ?

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Right amounts of nutrients to stay healthy.

Must have the five major nutrients and water.

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Food pyramid ?

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Shows how much to eat of each food.

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To test for starch ?

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Use iodine on bread and it turns from brown to blue/black.

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To test for glucose ( reducing sugar) ?

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Add Benedict’s solution to lucozade, heat it and it turns from blue to brick red.

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To test for protein (Biuret test) ?

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Add copper sulphate and sodium hydroxide ( Biuret reagent ) to meat. Turns from blue to violet.

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To test for fat ?

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Put brown paper onto oil . A translucent dot appears.

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Convert chemical energy to food to heat energy?

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Burn a crisp and it heats a test tube of water.

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