Year 8 Nutrition

Which of the following are macronutrients?

• Grains

• Iron

• Protein

• Vitamin C

Which of the following are micronutrients?

• Carbohydrates

• Fats

• Minerals

• Protein

Which is an example of a healthy fat?

• Chocolate

• Chicken

• Nuts

• Cream

Fatty and sugary foods were easy to come by in paleo times.

• TRUE

• FALSE

When your stomach is empty your body releases a hormone called ________?

• Leptin

• NPY

• Ghrelin

• Dopamine

When your stomach is full, you release a hormone called ____?

• Ghrelin

• Dopamine

• Glucose

• Leptin

Explain one key difference between the paleo food pyramid and the modern food pyramid.

Going on fad diets causes the bodies metabolic rate to...

• Increase

• Stay the same

• Decrease

• Diets do not alter the bodies metabolism

Foods at the top of the food pyramid should be consumed more often

• TRUE

• FALSE

Suppose a 500 mL bottle of apple juice contains 50 g of sugar while an apple contains 10 g.

Solve how many apples you would have to eat to get the same amount of sugar as in the bottle of juice:

• 2

• 10

• 5

• 3