Nutrition Process
Nutrients
Health and Food
Food Safety and Labels
Digestion
100
What is the name of the gas that we take in from the air during respiration?
Oxygen
100
Name two types of protein.
Fish, chicken, egg, nuts, pulses, etc.
100
What should be your drink of choice?
Water
100
What do you call the place on the back of a product where it gives you information about the food and what it contains?
Food label
100
What are the two parts of the digestive system and how are they different?
Digestive tract- long tube that food travels down
Accessory glands- produce substances that help to break down food
200
Name the four processes involved in nutrition.
Digestion, respiration, excretion, and circulation
200
Why do we need proteins?
To grow and repair tissues
200
What is a diet?
The combination of foods that we eat every day
200
What are the three ways to practice good food hygiene?
Wash your hands, clean surfaces and kitchen equipment, and wash fruits and vegetables
200
what are the three stages of digestion?
Digestion, absorption, and elimination of waste
300
What is the name of the system where excretion takes place?
Urinary system
300
Name the six types of nutrients listed in the book.
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water
300
Explain the healthy eating plate.
A half fruits and vegetables, a quarter proteins, and the other quarter wholegrain foods
300
What are the four types of food preservation?
Cold, Heat, Add substances, and Dehydration
300
What is absorption?
Nutrients pass through the walls of the small intestine and enter the blood
400
What is the function of excretion?
Eliminate substances by expelling them outside our body.
400
What are the three types of foods based on their role in the body?
Energy foods, regulating foods, and body-building foods
400
Name some things the Mediterranean diet includes.
- Eating lots of foods of plant origin
- Eating fish, chicken, dairy products, and eggs in moderation
- Using olive oil
- Enjoying food and the company
- Eating fresh and seasonal foods
- Avoiding processed foods
400
What are three substances you can add to a food to make it last longer?
Salt, vinegar, and sugar
400
What are the different types of things the food turns into throughout digestion?
Bolus, chyme, and chyle
500
Explain the process of cellular respiration.
Nutrients combine with oxygen to produce energy that the cell needs. The process releases carbon dioxide (which leaves the body through the respiratory system).
500
Name the types of nutrients in each type of food.
Energy food- fats and carbohydrates
Regulating food- vitamins and minerals
Body-building food- proteins
500
Name two ways we can be more sustainable with producing food.
- Producing foods of plant origin (creates less greenhouse gases than food of animal origin)
- Control farming to limit deforestation and pollution
500
Name as many parts of the food label as you can:
500
Name the different parts of the digestive system.
