Food Groups

Question 0

What are good sources of carbohydrates?

Answer 0

Sugars: lactose in milk, sugars in fruit

Starch: rice, potato, pasta

Question 1

What are the 7 Nutrient Groups?

Answer 1

Carbohydrates
Protein
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Fibre

Question 2

What is the use of carbohydrates?

Answer 2

To provide us with energy

Question 3

What are the deficiency problems with carbohydrates?

Answer 3

If too little food, starvation

Question 4

What are good sources of protein?

Answer 4

Chicken, fish, beans

Question 5

What is the use for protein?

Answer 5

Growth and repair

Question 6

What are the deficiency problems for protein?

Answer 6

Kwashiorkor

Question 7

What are good sources of fats?

Answer 7

Fried foods, bacon, butter

Question 8

What are the uses for fats?

Answer 8

Energy insulation

Question 9

What are the deficiency problems for fats?

Answer 9

If too little, starvation

Question 10

What are the minerals?

Answer 10

Calcium and iron

Question 11

What are good sources of calcium?

Answer 11

Milk, cheese

Question 12

What are good sources of iron?

Answer 12

Red meat, green veg

Question 13

What are the uses for calcium?

Answer 13

Bones and teeth

Question 14

What are the uses for iron?

Answer 14

Red blood cells

Question 15

What are the deficiency problems of calcium?

Answer 15

Rickets

Question 16

What are the deficiency problems of iron?

Answer 16

Anaemia

Question 17

What are the vitamins?

Answer 17

A
C
D

Question 18

What are good sources of vitamin A?

Answer 18

Carrots

Question 19

What are good sources of vitamin C?

Answer 19

Citrus fruits, black currents

Question 20

What are good sources of vitamin D?

Answer 20

Oily fish, eggs

Question 21

What are the uses of vitamin A?

Answer 21

Essential for good eyesight

Question 22

What are the uses for vitamin C?

Answer 22

Healthy skin and gums

Question 23

What are the uses of vitamin D?

Answer 23

Absorption of calcium for bones and teeth

Question 24

What are the deficiency problems for vitamin A?

Answer 24

Problems seeing in low light

Question 25

What are the deficiency problems for vitamin C?

Answer 25

Scurvy

Question 26

What are the deficiency problems for vitamin D?

Answer 26

Rickets/ osteoporosis in later life

Question 27

What are good sources of fibre?

Answer 27

Cereals, wholemeal bread

Question 28

What are the uses of fibre?

Answer 28

Adds bulk to the food and keeps gut healthy

Question 29

What are the deficiency problems for fibre?

Answer 29

Prevents constipation and bowel cancer

Question 30

What are good sources of water?

Answer 30

All drinks, fruit, veg

Question 31

What are the uses for water?

Answer 31

70% of your body is water

Used as a solvent and the major transport fluid

Question 32

What are the deficiency problems for water?

Answer 32

Dehydration