8A Food and Digestion Quick Quiz

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.

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 t o 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

• energy

• iron

• carbohydrate

Which of these problems cannot be caused

by eating too much sugar?

• malnutrition

• tooth decay

• obesity

• starvation