Food and your body

Which one of the following is not true?

• Protein – Build strong muscles

• Sugar – Make our teeth strong

• Water – Remove waste from the body

• Vitamin C – Protect us from colds

Which one of the following is not related correctly to its deficiency problem?

• Sugar – diabetes

• Calcium – softening of bones

• Vitamin A – dry and scaly skin

• Roughage – constipation

Which of the following foods are needed for healthy blood?

• mussels and lemons

• green vegetables and pasta

• mussels and green vegetables

• cereals and green vegetables

Read the following statements.

- They are sugars and starches found in food.

- They supply most of our body’s energy.

They can be found in _____________.

• noodles, milk and potatoes

• milk, cereals and fruits

• buns, biscuits and noodles

• bread, rice and fish

Which of the following statement about the objects shown below is true?

• They help to remove waste from the body.

• They help to build strong muscles.

• They help to move food through the digestive system.

• They give your body the energy,

________________________ contains lots of Vitamin C.

• Carrots

• Spinach

• Oranges

• Rice

Water helps to replace the water your body loses when you breathe and _________________.

• sleep

• perspire

• stand

• dream

The _____________________ shows you how much of each type of food you should eat.

• Healthy Food Pyramid

• Egypt Pyramid

• Triangle Pyramid

• Tree Pyramid

Obesity can increase the risk of ____________ disease as well as other health hazards.

• eye

• lung

• brain

• heart

Foods containing lots of sugar are called ___________________________.

• good carbohydrates

• bad carbohydrates

• natural carbohydrates

• poor carbohydrates