Absolute Genius - Elsie Widdowson

What was Elsie Widdowson’s genius idea?

• Developing the first vitamin supplements

• Creating the wartime rationing diet

• Inventing the food pyramid

• Designing the first balanced diet chart

The science of food is called:

• Gastronomy

• Nutrition

• Culinology

• Food Science

Scientists find out how much energy there is in food by:

• looking at it

• burning it

• eating it

• feeding it to rats

The energy from food that we don’t use up is:

• stored as fat

• excreted as waste

• converted to muscle

• lost as heat

Cyclists sometimes eat ______ during a road race.

• bananas

• chocolate

• jam sandwiches

• pasta

What is Arsenal footballers’ favourite treat?

• Banoffee pie

• Ice Cream

• Pizza

• Chocolate

a) What gas does our bodies use up to release energy from food? b) What waste gas is produced?

• a) Oxygen, b) Carbon Dioxide

• a) Nitrogen, b) Oxygen

• a) Carbon Dioxide, b) Oxygen

• a) Hydrogen, b) Nitrogen

Soldiers might need 4000 calories a day because:

• they are engaged in intense physical activities.

• they have a high metabolism rate.

• they need to maintain their body weight.

• they are in a cold environment.

The unit that scientists today use, instead of calories, for measuring energy is:

• Joules

• Watts

• Volts

• Amperes

What do you think about using mealworms as a source of food?