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Food for a Healthy Body

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Eating a balanced and healthy diet means eating foods from ________________

a)

The group that contains meat, fish and eggs

b)

All six food groups

c)

The milk and dairy group

d)

The fruit and vegetable group

2.

Our bones and teeth need ______________ to grow strong and healthy

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Iron

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Calcium

3.

Foods such as cereals and grains are full of ___________

a)

Protein

b)

Fat

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Vitamins

4.
Where does your food go to after you swallow it?
a)
Your heart.
b)
Your brain.
c)
Your stomach.
d)
Your feet.
5.

Meat and protein makes your..?

a)

muscle strong

b)

skin white

c)

hair dark

d)

eyes blue

6.

The group of MEAT, EGGS AND BEANS contains:

a)

Fibre

b)

Calcium

c)

Proteins

d)

Zinc

7.

Which is the best source for hydration?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

We must _____ to be healthy.

a)

eat a lot of sweets

b)

exercise

c)

drink only soft drinks

9.

Why do we need to get enough sleep?

a)

to be lazy

b)

to refresh our mind and regenerate the energy

c)

deteriorate our immune system

10.

Carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fats and (a)   are the five essential nutrients.

11.

Symptoms - Bleeding gums, swelling of joints, wounds take longer to heal.

Name the disease




(a)  

12.

Symptoms - Inflammation of nerves, loss of appetite, weak

muscles

Name the disease.

(a)  

13.

Name the lifestyle disease in which the body cannot digest sugar efficiently.

(a)  

14.

Most bacteria and viruses are not harmful but some can make you very __________________.

a)

hungry

b)

sick

c)

strong

d)

weak

15.

The foods you eat contain _______________.

a)

food groups

b)

minerals

c)

nutrients

16.

There are six _________ in the food pyramid.

a)

food groups

b)

minerals

c)

nutrients

17.

What does our body need to grow and develop well?

a)

get enough nutrients

b)

have a good health

c)

have enough sleep

d)

have a safe, clean and pleasant environment

e)

sleep late at night

18.

How many meals we need to have in a day?

a)

once in a day

b)

as many as we can eat

c)

three times a day

19.

What will happen when you eat too much junk food?

a)

obesity

b)

lazy to exercise

c)

do not fall sick easily

d)

being unhealthy

20.
What kinds of foods are best to avoid or limit?
a)
Foods that are high in protein and whole wheat.
b)
Foods that are high in fats, salt, and added sugars.
21.

An example of body building food is _____________.

a)

milk

b)

wheat

c)

carrot

d)

apple

22.

I am a vegetable.

I grow under the ground.

I am good for your eyes. Rabbits love to eat me.

What am I?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which one is the effect of healthy eating habit?

a)
b)
24.

Why is water represented in the middle of the food wheel?

a)

because water holds the biggest group of the food wheel

b)

because water is a part of almost all the food elements

25.

Which food belongs only to legumes?

a)

beans and lentils

b)

potatoes and broad beans

26.

You are _____ if you eat a plant-based diet that avoids all animal products. (You don't eat meat or poultry or seafood or eggs or milk or honey; you may also not use wool, leather, or silk.)

a)

vegetarian

b)

pure vegetarian

27.

Pure Vegetarians typically don't eat honey because it is made by ___.

a)

bees

b)

sheep

28.

Eating too much food without exercise can make us --------

a)

Thin

b)

Sick

c)

Overweight

29.

Why is this food not balanced

a)

No protein , carbohydrate and dairy

b)

No dairy ,vitamins and minerals

c)

No fats ,carbohydrate and milk

30.

Malnutrition can be BEST avoided if you follow:

a)

A balanced diet

b)

A diet high in protein

c)

Food low in fibre content

d)

Meals containing only vegetables