Healthy Eating: reading comprehension

Food provides___

• Fat

• Energy

• Carbohydrates

1.      _______flushes out toxins, transports nutrients to cells and performs other vital bodily processes.

• Water

• Blood

• Dairy products

Carbohydrates provide us with _______, iron, B vitamins and calcium.

• Fat

• Oil

• Fibre

Try to eat at least ______ portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

• one

• five

• eight

Fruit and vegetables provide us with _______ and ______ essential for keeping us healthy.

• vitamins - minerals

• dairy products - energy

• sweet - minerals

We should avoid _____

• fat

• grains

• proteins

Examples of unhealthy food:

• Pizza, fruit, vegetables

• Chicken, meat, fish

• Hamburgers, pizza, hot dogs

Examples of healthy food

• Pizza, fruit, vegetables

• Chicken, meat, fish

• Hamburgers, pizza, hot dogs

A ______ is an ideal snack because it tastes sweet.

• Potato

• Onion

• Fruit

With a ________, your body obtains the fuel and nutrients it needs to function properly.

• Balanced diet

• work

• water