What does 'diet' mean to a scientist?

• Eating healthy food

• The food you eat

• Eating less food to lose weight

• Food that is made from plants or meat

What do our bodies get from food?

• Taste

• Heat

• Nutrients

• Energies

Which options are examples of nutrients?

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Minerals

• Vitamins

"Energy is a nutrient"

• True

• False

"Sugars and starches" are examples of which nutrient?

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Minerals

• Vitamins

Which option(s) is/are thing(s) that water does in the body?

• makes your body sink when swimming

• carries things around the body

• cools you down when you're too hot

• fills up cells to hold their shape

Choose the purposes of food labels

• To list the ingredients in a food for people with allergies

• Show warnings about ingredients in the food

• To make food packaging look nicer

• To make it easier to see the food

Which substance in food prevents constipation (inability to poop)?

• Vitamins

• Fibre

• Nutrients

• Proteins

Iodine solution is used to test for the presence of which nutrient?

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Vitamins

• Minerals

If I rub a piece of food on paper and it leaves a greasy streak, which nutrient can I be sure is in the food?

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Vitamins

• Minerals