Food and Nutrition

Examples of carbohydrates are:

• Foods that provide us with energy: Rice, potatoes and cereal.

• Foods that build and repair our bodies for growth: Meat, eggs and nuts.

• Foods that help our bodies develop and stay healthy: Fruit and vegetables.

Examples of proteins are:

• Foods that give provide us with energy: Rice, potatoes and cereal.

• Foods that build and repair our bodies for growth: Meat, eggs and nuts.

• Foods that help our bodies develop and stay healthy: Fruit and vegetables.

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Examples of fats and oils are:

• Foods that build and repair our bodies for growth: Meat, eggs and nuts.

• Foods that provide us with energy and helps protect our organs: Sunflower oil, butter and avocado pear.

• Foods that help our bodies develop and stay healthy: Fruit and vegetables.

Examples of vitamins and minerals are:

• Foods that build and repair our bodies for growth: Meat, eggs and nuts.

• Foods that provide us with energy and helps protect our organs: Sunflower oil, butter and avocado pear.

• Foods that help our bodies develop and stay healthy: Fruit and vegetables.

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Vitamin A helps us to:

• Protects our tissues and cells from damage (skin).

• See at night; helps your body fight infections.

• Make strong bones and teeth.

Vitamin C helps us to:

• Protects our tissues and cells from damage (skin).

• Fight infections and helps you heal.

• Make strong bones and teeth.

Iron helps us:

• Make strong teeth and bones.

• Helps make red blood cells which carry oxygen around your body and gives you energy.

• Helps your immune system and also assists with growth and healing wounds.

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Deficiency of __________ causes Night blindness.

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin A

Having foods rich in this vitamin will prevent Beriberi disease.

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin B

Lack of exposure to sunlight may lead to deficiency of this ______________.

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin E