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WorksheetsHAGT09F Understand Energy requirement & the Nutritive value
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Nutrients that yield energy are Fats, Carbohydrates and Protein
True
False
How many Kcal is in 1g of fat?
2 Kcal
4Kcal
7Kcal
9 Kcal
Nutritive value is "Food that is relatively rich in nutrients for the number of calories it contained”
True
False
Below are examples of nutrient dense foods, except for
Shelfish
Liver
Ice-cream
Sardines
We must eat more high energy dense food
True
False
What is the other word for empty calorie food?
energy dense food
nutrient dense food
nutritive value
energy balance
Biological value (BV) is a measure of the proportion of absorbed protein from a food which becomes incorporated into the proteins of the organism's body
True
False
How many essential amino acids are they?
5
9
15
20
What does non essential amino acids refers to?
amino acids that the body cannot manufactured
amino acids that must be obtained from eating food
amino acids that can be made by the body
All of the above
How many categories of Glycemic index are they?
1
2
3
4
Below are examples of medium and high GI foods, except for
white bread
spaghetti
watermelon
lentils
what is caloric surplus refers to?
When calorie in is more than calorie out
When calorie in is less than calorie out
When calorie in is equal to the calorie out
All of the above
Why children require carbohydrate in their diet?
For growth, maintenance and repair of the body
For source of energy
For maintenance of bones and teeth
For healthy body tissues
Vitamin C helps with the absorption of iron from plant sources
True
False
Folate plays an important part in reducing the risk of birth defect in baby’s brain and spinal cord.
True
False
