8A Food and Nutrition

Someone’s diet is:

• what they eat to lose weight

• what they eat

• the amount of money they owe

• measured in kilograms (kg)

A nutrient found in many foods is:

• carbohydrate

• energy

• potato

• carbon dioxide

Water is important for your body because:

• it is a source of fibre

• it is a source of energy

• it can be a solid, a liquid or a gas

• it can dissolve substances

What is used to test a food for starch?

• iodine solution

• Benedict’s solution

• a piece of paper

• sugar

Our bodies need food as a fuel for:

• nutrition

• respiration

• excretion

• combustion

Good sources of protein are:

• meat, fish and nuts

• fruits and vegetables

• pasta, potatoes and rice

• fruit juices

Proteins are mainly used in the body for:

• energy

• growth and repair

• digestion

• strong bones

Which of these people will need to eat food containing the most energy in a day?

• a 3-year-old child

• an 85-year-old woman

• a 35-year-old man who works outside cutting down trees

• a 25-year-old woman who works in an office using a word processor

You have a balanced diet when:

• the mass of all the food you eat in a day adds up to 100 kg

• the mass of all the food you eat one day is equal to the mass you eat the next day

• you eat foods containing the right amounts of all the different nutrients

• you only eat fish on Fridays

The table shows Reference Intakes for

11 year olds. Which nutrient do girls need more of than boys?

• vitamin C

• iron

• energy

• carbohydrate