Food Groups
What are the five food groups?
What are the six essential nutrients?
Fats, Carbs, Minerals, Vitamins, Water, Protein
What are 2 physical changes females experience during adolescence?
Wider hips, acne/pimples, breast development, pubic and underarm hair, menstrual cycle, body odour
Which Vitamin do we get from the sun?
Vitamin D
True or false. There are 20 different amino acids that make up protein. 9 are non-essential and 11 are essential.
False. 9 are essential and 11 are non-essential.
Provide two examples of food found in the 'grain' food group?
Foods made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, or another cereal grain is a grain product.
Examples - bread, pasta, breakfast cereals, grits, and tortillas
What is the main function of protein?
Helps your body grow and repair itself. Also makes hormones and enzymes.
What are 2 psychological / emotional changes females experience during adolescence?
Hormones, self consciousness, moods and feelings, sensitivity to others, decision making (impulse)
What are the two different types of unsaturated fats?
Monounsaturated and polyunsaturaed
What is one bodily function fats are needed for?
Aids cell growth and hormones, insulation, protects organs from injury.
Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy foods
What is the main function of carbohydrates?
Provide people with energy.
What is 1 neurodevelopmental (cognitive) change females experience during adolescence?
Brain development (prefrontal cortex) and changes in executive functioning
Carbohydrates are broken up into two groups. What are they?
Complex carbs and simple carbs.
What are fats also known as?
Lipids
5 Vegetables and 2 Fruit
What are the health benefits associated with drinking water? (Provide 2)
Carrying nutrients and oxygen to your cells, flushing bacteria from your bladder, aiding digestion, preventing constipation, normalizing blood pressure, cushioning joints, protecting organs and tissues and regulating body temperature, helps with physical performance, prevents headaches.
What are 2 social changes females experience during adolescence?
- Seek more independence and personal responsibility
- Develop meaningful and long lasting relationships
- Easily influenced by friends and peers
- Increase in parent/child conflict, often over minor issues
- Engaging in more risk-taking behaviours
Carbohydrates are produced in green plants by a process called?
Photosynthesis (carbon dioxide, water, sunlight)
What are 3 signs of dehydration?
- Feeling thirsty and lightheaded
- A dry mouth
- Tiredness
- Having dark coloured, strong-smelling urine
- Passing urine less often than usual
- Headaches
1. Maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and choose amounts of nutritious food and drinks
2. Eat nutritious foods from the five groups every day
3. Limit intake of foods containing saturated fat, added salt, added sugars and alcohol
4. Encourage, support and promote breastfeeding
5. Care for your food; prepare and store it safely
Energy release, brain and muscle and nerve functioning, bone growth, blood clotting and vision.
Explain how peer pressure can be both positive and negative? Provide an example of each.
Answers will vary. Positive - encouraging you to try out for a role in the school play, try out for a sporting team. Negative - pressuring you to cheat on an exam, lie to your parents about where you are, try a substance you know is illegal
Proteins are made up of amino acids and are often called what?
The building blocks of life.
What are 2 of the 4 main functions of food?
- Build and repair body tissues
- Protect from disease and illness
- Regulate body temperature