WorksheetsNutrients
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. What are the three macro-nutrients that are essential for health?
Carbohydrate, protein, water.
Carbohydrate, protein, fat.
Carbohydrate, water, vitamins.
Vitamins, protein, carbohydrates.
2. How much energy does 1 gram of carbohydrate provide?
2kcal
4kcal
7kcal
9kcal
3. Which of these compounds make up carbohydrates?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
All of them!
4. What are the building blocks of proteins?
Disaccharides
Carbon
Amino acids
Fatty acids
5. Protein from animal sources contains the full range of essential amino acids needed by the body.
True
False
6. Which of these is NOT an example of a type of fat?
Saturated
Polyunsaturated
Desaturated
Monounsaturated
7. True or False? Fat provides the most energy per gram of ALL the macro-nutrients.
True
False
8. True or False? Fat soluble vitamins cannot be stored within the body.
True
False
9. Vitamin A is important for...
Dim light vision
Healthy skin and eyes
Resistance to infection
All of them!
10. In the summer months where does most of our vitamin D come from?
Eggs
The sun
Meat
Cakes
11. True or false? Vitamin C can help with the absorption of iron.
True
False
12. How much of the body's calcium is found in the skeleton?
10%
50%
90%
99%
13. Which of these groups of people are most at risk of iron deficiency?
Teenage girls
Women over the age of 70
Teenage boys
Men over the age of 70
14. What is the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide?
Iron deficiency
Vitamin A deficiency
Zinc deficiency
Sodium deficiency
15. True or false? Micro-nutrients are needed in larger amounts than macro-nutrients.
True
False
