Exam Prep - Nutrition

Exam Prep - Nutrition

Interpreting a Sports Performer’s Nutritional Plan for Health and Wellbeing

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to interpret Freya’s nutritional intake by analysing macronutrient percentages, explaining their functions and sources, and identifying examples from her current plan.

Scenario

Freya is a tennis player. Tennis is a strength and power sport that requires short bursts of high intensity activity, followed by short periods of rest.

Freya has competed in a tennis match that lasts one hour.

Her nutritional programme shows what she eats and drinks, and the activities she completes each day.

Freya is in the post event phase which is the four-hour period after the match has finished

Modifiy the nutritional programme, base don nutritional strategies in relation to Freya's sport event (Tennis). Use the nutritoinal principles info to support your answer (20 marks).

Activity 2

Interpret Freya's current nutritional programme, in relation to nutritional intake for health and wellbeing. Use the nutritional principles info to support your answer (20 marks).

​Activity 1

Set task

Set task

​Activity 3

Recommend nutritional guidance for Freya based on her phase of event (post-event) which is the four-hour period after the match has finished (10 marks).

Starter - Quiz

Multiple Choice

What is the role of carbohydrates in regard to sports performance?

• Carbohydrates have no impact on endurance.
• Carbohydrates provide essential energy for sports performance.
• Carbohydrates are only important for weight loss.
• Carbohydrates are primarily used for muscle repair.

Multiple Choice

What are the two types of carbohydrates?

• Monosaccharides and polysaccharides
• Sugars and fibers
• Starches and proteins
• Simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates.

Multiple Choice

What foods contain simple carbohydrates?

• Fruits, honey, milk, candy, soda.
• Whole grains
• Vegetables
• Nuts

Multiple Choice

What foods contain complex carbohydrates?

• White bread
• Candy bars
• Foods that contain complex carbohydrates include whole grains, legumes, vegetables, and some fruits.
• Potato chips

Multiple Choice

What percentage of carbohydrates should make up someone's recommended daily allowance (RDA)?

• 70-80%
• 10-20%
• 50-60%

• 30-40%

Multiple Choice

What is the role of protein in regard to sports performance?

• Protein is primarily used for energy during exercise.
• Protein has no impact on muscle recovery.
• Protein is only important for weight loss, not sports performance.
• Protein is essential for muscle repair, growth, and overall recovery in sports performance.

Multiple Choice

What foods contain protein?

• Fruits
• Bread
• Meat, fish, eggs, dairy, legumes, nuts, seeds.
• Rice

Multiple Choice

What percentage of protein should make up someone's recommended daily allowance (RDA)?

• 50-60%
• 20-40%
• 12-15%

• 5-10%

Multiple Choice

What is the role of fats in regard to sports performance?

• Fats are not important for energy during sports.
• Fats should be avoided completely for optimal performance.
• Fats provide energy, support vitamin absorption, and aid in hormone production for sports performance.
• Fats are primarily used for muscle building.

Multiple Choice

What foods contain fats?

• Fruits like apples and bananas
• Grains such as rice and wheat
• Vegetables like broccoli and carrots
• Foods that contain fats include oils, butter, nuts, seeds, avocados, fatty fish, and dairy products.

Multiple Choice

What percentage of fat should make up someone's recommended daily allowance (RDA)?

• 40%-50%

• 30-35%

• 5%-10%

• 20%-35%

Activity 1

Interpret Freya's current nutritional programme, in relation to nutritional intake for health and wellbeing. Use the nutritional principles info to support your answer. (20 marks)