maintainIng a balanced diet

Question 1

What are some of the different nutrients in food?

Answer 1

• carbohydrates
• fats
• proteins
• vitamins
• minerals
• water / fluids
• fibre

Question 2

How are carbohydrates separated?

Answer 2

Into simple or complex carbohydrates

Question 3

What are simple carbohydrates?

Answer 3

Sugars

Question 4

What are some examples of simple carbohydrates?

Answer 4

• glucose

* sugar

Question 5

What are complex carbohydrates?

Answer 5

Starches

Question 6

What are some examples of simple carbohydrates?

Answer 6

• pasta
• bread
• rice

Question 7

Why are carbohydrates essential for an active person?

Answer 7

Because they are one of the main sources of energy

Question 8

What are fats used for by the body?

Answer 8

They are a major source of energy for the body

Question 9

In what food stuffs are fats commonly found?

Answer 9

• cheese
• cream
• meat
• cooking oils
• margarine
• butter

Question 10

What are proteins commonly known as?

Answer 10

Building blocks

Question 11

Why are proteins important?

Answer 11

Because they are very important in the growth of new tissue

Question 12

What are the two main sources of protein?

Answer 12

Animal products and plant foods (such as beans, lentils, nuts and seeds)

Question 13

Why are vitamins essential for a person?

Answer 13

They enable a person to maintain good health

Question 14

When are vitamins taken in by the body?

Answer 14

Vitamins are only required in small quantities and are usually contained in a normal diet

Question 15

Where are minerals found for the body to take in?

Answer 15

They are only required in small amounts, and are mainly found in vegetables and meats

Question 16

Why are water / fluids essential?

Answer 16

Because failure to replace lost water can result in dehydration

Question 17

Why is fibre important?

Answer 17

because it aids the digestive system

Question 18

Where is fibre contained?

Answer 18

• cereals
• whole grain bread
• oats

Question 19

What are the five main food groups?

Answer 19

• bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods
• fruit and vegetables
• milk and dairy foods
• meat, fish, eggs, beans, and other non-dairy sources of protein
• food and drinks high in fat and / or sugar

Question 20

How should food from the five main food groups be managed?

Answer 20

Foods from the first four groups should be chosen everyday, but the foods in the fifth group are not essential to a healthy diet

Question 21

What dietary imbalances or deficiencies could result in failing to maintain the balance of food groups?

Answer 21

• malnutrition
• obesity
• anorexia

Question 22

What is malnutrition?

Answer 22

This is a physical weakness resulting from insufficient food or an unbalanced diet

Question 23

What is obesity?

Answer 23

This is a condition of being extremely fat or overweight, which frequently results in health problems

Question 24

What is anorexia?

Answer 24

This is an eating disorder primarily occurring in girls and women, related to fear of gaining weight, self-starvation, and a distorted body image

Question 25

Why do people need food?

Answer 25

In order to survive