🍎 Part 1: Nutrients and Their Jobs

1. Match each nutrient to its main job in the body by circling the correct answer:

Carbohydrates:

Provide quick energy for muscles and brain

Build and repair muscles

Store vitamins

Protein:

Give energy for exercise

Build and repair muscles and tissues

Help digest food

Calcium:

Keep bones and teeth strong

Prevent cuts from bleeding

Help you sleep better

2. Fill in the blanks using these words: water, fibre, vitamins

a) __________ helps keep our digestive system healthy and prevents constipation.

b) __________ makes up about 60% of our body weight and helps transport nutrients.

c) __________ like Vitamin C help protect our immune system from illness.

🥗 Part 2: Food Groups Classification

3. Sort these foods into the correct food groups. Write each food under the right heading:

Foods to sort: salmon, brown rice, yoghurt, spinach, chicken breast, wholemeal bread, cheese, broccoli, quinoa, milk

Grain Foods:

Lean Meat & Alternatives:

Dairy & Alternatives:

Vegetables:

4. Explain why eating a variety of foods from different food groups is important for your health:

⚖️ Part 3: Creating Balanced Meals

5. Look at this lunch: Meat pie, soft drink, chocolate bar

Suggest THREE improvements to make this lunch more balanced and explain why each improvement helps:

Improvement 1:

Why this helps:

Improvement 2:

Why this helps:

Improvement 3:

Why this helps:

6. Plan a balanced lunch for after sport training. Include foods from at least 3 food groups and explain your choices:

My post-sport lunch:

Why these foods are good after sport:

7. Circle the statements that show good understanding of balanced eating:

It's okay to have 'sometimes' foods occasionally as part of a balanced diet

You should never eat foods that contain sugar

Drinking water is better than soft drinks for everyday hydration

Eating the same healthy meal every day is the best approach

Including vegetables and fruits daily provides important vitamins

Food Groups and Balance

Food Groups and Balance

🍎 Part 1: Nutrients and Their Jobs

🥗 Part 2: Food Groups Classification

⚖️ Part 3: Creating Balanced Meals

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