Life & Living: Food Groups Flashcards
To learn how foods are grouped according to what they do for our bodies
Name the 4 food groups. (4)
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats and Oils
Vitamins and Minerals
There are 7 life processes of living things. Every Living thing needs energy to carry out these processes. What are they? (7)
To Feed Breathe Move Grow Excrete Sense Reproduce
What are the substances in food that keep your body healthy? (1)
Nutrients
What is a diet? (1)
The DIFFERENT FOODS a person or animal EATS EVERY DAY
Which food type gives energy to living organisms? (1)
Carbohydrates
Which food type is needed for growth and repair of the body? (1)
Protein
Which food type is needed to keep our bodies working well? (1)
Vitamins and Minerals
Which food type supplies large amounts of energy ? (1)
Fats and Oils
What is an immune system? (2)
A system in the body that protects the body from GERMS and DISEASE.
Saturated fats come mainly from? (1)
Animal food products.
Another name for sodium is? (1)
Salt
What is processed food? (2)
food is MADE and CHANGED from how it is found in nature.
Name 2 types of saturated fat. (2)
Red meat, Butter
Are saturated fats a healthy or non-health fat? (1)
It is a NON-HEALTHY fat
Carbohydrates provides all the energy you body needs for growth and _________________? (1)
MOVEMENT
What are the 2 main carbohydrates that we eat? (2)
SUGAR and STARCH
Sugar gives our bodies ________ energy. (1)
Quick
Too much sugar gets stored as _______ in our bodies. (1)
Fat
Sugar is found naturally in __________ and unnaturally in products like ____________. (2)
Fruit
Jam or cool drink
Starch gives our bodies _______ energy. (1)
Slow
Starch is found in foods such as maize meal, ___________ and _________. (2)
Potatoes
Rice
Green plants make food in the form of starch through which process? (1)
Photosynthesis
Give a reason why bread contains starch? (1)
Bread is made from FLOUR which is a starch.
Proteins help your ___________ system fight off infection. (1)
IMMUNE system
Protein makes up part of _________ blood cells, which are responsible for carrying ___________ from the lungs to the rest of your body. (2)
RED
OXYGEN
We get protein from foods such as? (3)
Red meat Fish Eggs Nuts Beans
Protein gives the body ______________ and is very important for ______________ growth.(2)
Strength
Muscle
Which foods contain health oils and fats? (3)
Nuts
Avocado
Sunflower
Sardines (Fish)
Oils are _________ fats made from plants and fish. (1)
Liquid
Which of the flowing contain saturated fats. Boiled rice Hamburger Patty Fried chips Yellow cheese Carrots slice? (3)
Hamburger Patty
Fried chips
Yellow cheese
The _____________ system fights germs and stops us from getting sick. (1)
Immune
Which food group works with carbohydrates, proteins and fats to help our bodies grow and develop normally? (1)
VITAMINS and MINERALS
Which vitamin helps you to see at night, fight infections and can be found in carrots, pumpkin butter and liver? (1)
Vitamin A
Vitamin B helps make energy, protein and red blood cells. in which foods can it be found? (4)
Cereal, brown rice, meat, vegetables
Oranges and guavas contain which vitamin and what is it function? (2)
Vitamin C
Helps fight infections
Vitamin D helps to make our bones strong. It can be found margarine, eggs and ______________? (1)
Sunlight
Which vitamin in found in spinach and green leafy vegetables and protects the skin? (1)
Vitamin E
Which vitamin in found in spinach and dark green vegetables and stops bleeding? (1)
Vitamin K
Which mineral makes teeth and bones strong and can be found in dairy foods and green leafy vegetables? (1)
Calcium
Name 3 dairy foods. (3)
Cheese
Yoghurt
Milk
Which mineral makes red blood cells carry oxygen around the body giving you energy? (1)
Iron
Red meat, liver and beans contain which mineral? (1)
Iron
Which mineral is found in meat, fish, and poultry that helps you to grow? (1)
Sink
What is poultry? (1)
Chicken and other birds
In which food group does a banana belong and why? (3)
It belongs in CARBOHYDRATES as it contains STARCH which is a SLOW energy
To know the what the nutritional value of food are on packages, tins and containers we have to look at the? (1)
Nutrition Fact Label
When reading a nutrition fact label, what do the calories inform us about? (2)
Calories tell us how much ENERGY you get from ONE SERVING of food.
If we do not use the calories (energy) it gets stored up in our bodies as? (1)
Fat
What do the letter DV mean on a nutrition fact label? (1)
Daily Value
Give a reason why it is important to read a food label. (1)
To make SMART decisions and eat Heathy foods.
Nutrients that keep the body warm and supply energy are known as? (1)
Fats
Illness that stops the body from working properly is known as? (1)
Disease
Nutrients that provide energy are known as? (1)
Carbohydrates
Nutrients that build and repair the body are known as? (1)
Proteins
Food eaten daily is known as a? (1)
Diet
