Nutrients In Food

Question 1

What is diet?

Answer 1

The different foods a person or animals eat every day.

Question 2

What are the four main food groups?

Answer 2

1. Carbohydrates
2. Proteins
3. Fats and oils
4. Vitamins and minerals

Question 3

What is a carbohydrate?

Answer 3

A food type that gives energy for growth and movement. It also gives the organism energy to keep warm.

Question 4

What is a protein?

Answer 4

A food type needed for growth and repair of the body.

Question 5

What are fats and oils?

Answer 5

A food type that supplies a large amount of energy. They give more energy than any other food type.

Question 6

What are vitamins and minerals?

Answer 6

Parts of food needed to keep bodies working well.

Question 7

What is the body’s immune system?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What are the main sources of saturated fats?

Answer 8

Animal food products.

Question 9

What is another word for sodium?

Answer 9

Salt

Question 10

What is processed food?

Answer 10

Food that has been made by changing it from how it is found in nature.

Question 11

What are the two main carbohydrates?

Answer 11

1. Sugar

2. Starch

Question 12

What foods contain sugar?

Answer 12

Fruits
Jam
Cool drinks

Question 13

Do we need to eat lots of sugary foods?

Answer 13

No. These foods don’t have all the important nutrients in them that our bodies need.

Question 14

Which type of foods contain starch?

Answer 14

Maize meal
Potatoes
Rice
Some vegetables

Question 15

Why should you eat more starch than sugar?

Answer 15

Energy from starch is released more slowly. This means that the energy lasts longer.

Question 16

Other than using proteins for growth and repair, what do proteins help the body do?

Answer 16

1. They also help your immune system fight infection.

2. They make up part of red blood cells. These cells carry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of the body.

Question 17

Which parts of our bodies are made from protein?

Answer 17

Most parts:
Bones
Skin
Hair
Nails
Muscles

Question 18

Should a person eat protein from one source?

Answer 18

No, a variety of foods is important to make sure someone stays healthy

Question 19

How does the ergo from fats and oils get stored in the body?

Answer 19

In the form of body fat. This fat forms layers inside the body which protect the organs, and keep some animals warm.

Question 20

What are the names of the two types of fat?

Answer 20

Saturated fat

Unsaturated fat

Question 21

Which fat is more healthy and where does it come from?

Answer 21

Unsaturated fat.

It comes from plant foods and fish.

Question 22

Name foods which contain healthy fats.

Answer 22

Nuts
Avocado pears
Sardines
Margarine

Question 23

Why is it it good to eat too much respect meat, chocolate, cakes and cooking fats?

Answer 23

They contain saturated fats

Question 24

What is an oil?

Answer 24

A liquid fat

Question 25

What is a nutrient?

Answer 25

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