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Balanced Diet

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many nutrients make up a balanced diet?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

6

2.

Which of the following foods would you put in the Carbohydrate category of nutrients?​

a)
French Fries
b)
Baked Beans
c)
Cabbage
d)
Fish
3.

We need a balanced diet

a)

because we need energy for all the activities of life

b)

to stop us from getting hungry

c)

because we need food from all different colours

d)

because food supplies all of the materials needed to build new cells during growth and repair

4.

2 sources of carbohydrate are

a)

Banana

b)

Bread

c)

Beef

d)

Beans

5.

Which of these equations is in the correct order

a)

CO2 + energy → O2 + water + energy

b)

Glucose + energy + water → O2 + CO2

c)

Water → O2 + CO2 + energy + heat

d)

O2 + glucose → CO2 + water + energy

6.

Which of these would be in the 'proteins' food group?

a)

Bread

b)

Mango

c)

Butter

d)

Fish

7.

1g of fat is greater than how many grams of carb?

(a)  

8.

Protein is responsible for

a)

Thought processing & growth

b)

Thought processing & repair

c)

Repair & growth

d)

Thought processing, growth & repair

9.

Amino acids are related to

a)

Carbs

b)

Proteins

c)

Fats

d)

Vits & Mins

10.

Which of these statements about fibre is the best answer

a)

Fibre comes out unchanged in the faeces.

b)

It's bulky, and it stretches the walls of the large intestine encouraging it to push back and move the food through quickly

c)

It stops us getting constipation

d)

All of these answers