Nutrients

Which food group does bread belong to?

• Protein

• Fruit and Vegetables

• Vitamins and Minerals

• Carbohydrate

What is the job of protein in the body?

• Strong bones and teeth

• Growth and repair

• To aid the digestive system

• To prevent scurvy

Starchy carbohydrates are best for...

• Slowly releasing energy

• A quick burst of energy

• Fattening up

• Potato farmers

Vitamin C is important for...

• Causing scurvy

• Helping our immune system to fight disease

• Growth and repair

• Aiding digestion

Fats are used for...

• Maintaining a healthy gut

• Encouraging hair growth

• Muscle growth

• Energy and insulation

The most important nutrient our body needs is...

• Water

• Sugars

• Carbohydrates

• Vitamins and minerals

Iron is

• A metal

• Used to make blood red cells

• Fight disease

• Transport oxygen around the body

Calcium is essential for

• a healthy gut

• Healthy growth of bones

• A healthy heart

• Producing bile

Too much fat causes...

• Heart disease

• Obesity

• Heart disease and obesity

• the prevention of disease

Scurvy is caused by a lack of vitamin C. The man who helped cure this was called..

• James Lind

• Captain James Hook

• Alexander Fleming

• Isaac Newton