Round 1
What are the different nutrients that food contains?
Carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
What do carbohydrates do?
Carbohydrates are the main source of energy. E.g: bread or pasta.
True or false: can proteins be of both plant and animal origin?
True!
What do fats do?
Fats build a store of extra energy for when we need it.
What do proteins do?
Proteins are necessary to grow and repair tissues.
What do vitamins and minerals do?
What does water do?
Water helps to carry nutrients to the cells and eliminate waste.
What are the three groups of foods?
Energy, regulating and body-building foods.
What do energy foods do?
They provide energy.
What do body-building foods do?
They help to grow and repair tissues.
What do regulating foods do?
They help control the processes in our body.
Fruit, vegetables, pulses, nuts and wholegrain cereals.
True or false: can our body absorb fibre?
False. The body cannot absorb fibre and so it is eliminated.
How does fibre help the body? Give at least one example.
Fibre helps:
digestion and the elimination of faeces
to avoid certain diseases
to maintain a healthy weight
What nutrients do foods like butter and oil have?
Proteins.