WorksheetsNutrition Deficiencies
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
Can you name the four main food groups?
Nutrition is the energy and nutrients we get from food. Nutrients are
The vitamins and minerals our bodies need to grow and develop
Vitamins and minerals found in rocks
Only found in the soil
To have good nutrition we need the correct nutrients from our food. This means . . .
To be healthy we need to eat a lot to get the right nutrients
To be healthy we need to eat RUTFs too get the right nutrients
To be healthy we need to eat a balanced variety of food to get the right nutrients
We can get all of our nutrients from our favourite food and eat the same thing every day
Sometimes when we don't eat the right food we can get sick from nutritional deficiencies. A deficiency is
When we have too much of something
When we have something in the wrong place
When we have too little of something
When we have a headache
Sailors at sea for a long time would often get sick with . . .
Rickets
Scurvy
This illness is caused by . . .
Too much sugar
Pirates
Eating a lot of pickles
Not enough vitamin c
Not enough work
Something we can eat to get better from this illness is ...
(a)
This kid's legs have grown bendy because of a vitamin deficiency, using your textbook which illness do you think they have?
scurvy (vitamin c deficiency)
anaemia (iron deficiency)
rickets (vitamin d deficiency)
Something we can eat to help get better from this illness is
potato chips
fish
limes
How do you think we can avoid getting nutritional deficiencies like this?
