WorksheetsEatwell plate and labelling
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the Eatwell Guide show?
a)
Calories in food
b)
How to cook healthy meals
c)
How much food to eat
d)
How to balance the food types we eat
2.
Which of the following dietary guidelines should we consider when planning meals?
a)
Eat lots of fruit and vegetables
b)
Eat no more than 6g of salt a day
c)
All of the above
3.
How do we know the energy value of food?
a)
All food has the same energy
b)
Food labels show kilojoules and kilocalories
c)
By weighing it
d)
You know when you eat it
4.
Which of these foods does not count towards 5 a day?
a)
Smoothies
b)
Dried fruit
c)
An orange
d)
Potatoes
5.
Energy balance means that:
a)
The amount of energy eaten in foods is less than the amount of energy used
b)
The amount of energy eaten in foods is the same as the amount of energy used
c)
The amount of energy eaten in foods is more than the amount of energy used
d)
The amount of energy eaten in food is twice the amount of energy used
6.
Energy dense foods usually contain a lot of:
a)
Fat and / or sugar
b)
Water
c)
Water and protein
d)
Fat and / or salt
7.
What is a balanced diet?
a)
Eating lots of fruit and vegetables
b)
Eating a variety of foods in the right proportions
c)
Calorie counting
d)
Balancing the weight of food that you eat
8.
Which of these foods has the most calories?
a)
Quarter pounder burger
b)
Orange juice, 200ml
c)
Small portion of chips
d)
Can of cola
9.
Name 3 possible health problems for obese people.
a)
Some types of cancer
b)
Type 2 diabetes
c)
Tooth decay
d)
Heart disease
10.
PAL stands for:
a)
Physical action level
b)
Physical activity level
c)
Physical activity label
d)
Partial activity level
11.
Too much salt in the diet can lead to:
a)
High blood pressure
b)
Anaemia
c)
Weak eyesight
d)
Low blood pressure
12.
Name 3 things people should do to lose weight.
a)
Take more exercise
b)
Reduce their food intake
c)
Check the calories in meals
d)
Not to eat fatty foods
13.
Name 2 changes that might happen if you regularly eat more food than you need.
a)
You get constipated
b)
Spare energy is stored as fat
c)
You put on weight
d)
You use it up
14.
The best-before date on food packaging applies to these foods:
a)
Potato crisps, biscuits, fresh pizzas and canned tomatoes
b)
Chilled potato salad, biscuits, fresh pizzas and canned tomatoes
c)
Chilled potato salad, biscuits, frozen pizzas and canned tomatoes
d)
Potato crisps, biscuits, frozen pizzas and canned tomatoes
15.
The use-by date on food packaging applies to these foods:
a)
Soft drinks, fresh fish, fresh milk, fruit buns
b)
Fresh cheesecake, fresh fish, fresh milk, cream buns
c)
Frozen cheesecake, fresh fish, fresh milk, fruit buns
d)
Soft drinks, canned fish, UHT milk, fruit buns
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