Food Groups

Question 1

Two Main Carbohydrates

Answer 1

Sugar and Starch

Question 2

Where would you find starch?

Answer 2

In food like maize meal, potatoes, rice and some fruits

Question 3

Which carbohydrate gives you energy faster? Sugar or starch?

Answer 3

Sugar

Question 4

Why do living things need energy?

Answer 4

To feed, breathe, move, grow, excrete

Question 5

Nutrient

Answer 5

The important parts of food needed by the body for energy and good health

Question 6

Diet

Answer 6

The different foods that a person or animal eats everyday

Question 7

Carbohydrate

Answer 7

A food type that gives energy to the living organisms

Question 8

Proteins

Answer 8

A food type needed for growth and repair

Also help fight sickness

Protein makes up red blood cells - these are important because they carry out oxygen around the body!

Question 9

Fats and oils

Answer 9

Supplies a large amount of energy

Question 10

Immune system

Answer 10

A system in the body that protects it from germs and disease

Question 11

Saturated fats

Answer 11

Come from mainly animal food products

Question 12

Sodium

Answer 12

Salt

Question 13

Processed food

Answer 13

Food made and changed from how it is found in nature

Question 14

Examples of proteins

Answer 14

Meat, fish, eggs, nuts, beans

Question 15

4 Food Groups

Answer 15

Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fats and oils
Vitamins and Minerals

Question 16

The name for unhealthy fat

Answer 16

Saturated fat

Question 17

Oils and fats give us…

Answer 17

Energy

Question 18

Oils and fats store energy in the form of

Answer 18

Body fat

Question 19

What does body fat do for us?

Answer 19

Protects our organs and keeps us warm

Question 20

What food group gives us the most energy?

Answer 20

Fats and oils

Question 21

How can you test to see if there is oil or fat in something

Answer 21

Rub the food on a brown paper bag and if a stain appears and doesn’t go away, it contains fats and oils

Question 22

Why does our body need vitamins and minerals?

Answer 22

To help build strong teeth and bones, help us have good eyesight and a healthy immune system

Question 23

A vitamin that helps you see at night and helps your body fight infections

Carrots, pumpkin, butter and liver

Answer 23

Vitamin A

Question 24

A vitamin that helps make energy, proteins, and red blood cells, plus many other functions

Cereals, brown rice, meat and vegetables

Answer 24

Vitamin B

Question 25

Helps fight infections

Green vegetables, oranges and guavas

Answer 25

Vitamin C

Question 26

Helps make strong bones

Margarine, eggs and the vitamin made in sunlight

Answer 26

Vitamin D

Question 27

Vitamin that protects the skin

Spinach and other green leafy vegetables, carrots, avocado pears, butter

Answer 27

Vitamin E

Question 28

A vitamin that helps stop bleeding

Spinach, broccoli and other dark green vegetables

Answer 28

Vitamin K

Question 29

A mineral that keeps the teeth and bones strong

Milk, yoghurt, cheese and green leafy vegetables

Answer 29

Calcium

Question 30

A mineral that Helps make red blood cells that help carry the oxygen around your body and gives you energy

Red meat, liver green leafy vegetables and beans

Answer 30

Iron

Question 31

A mineral that helps you grow

Meat, fish and poultry (chicken and other birds)

Answer 31

Zinc

Question 32

What can occur from lack of vitamin D, and what part of the body does it affect?

Answer 32

Rickets, affecting the bones

Question 33

What disease occurs when there are cavities or problems with too much plaque on the teeth or gums?

Answer 33

Tooth decay

Question 34

The state of being very fat or overweight

Answer 34

Obesity

Question 35

A condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels

Answer 35

constipation