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Healthy Eating Essentials Worksheet

Help the student food-truck crew build tasty, balanced choices for a busy sports day. Read each scenario carefully. There is no single perfect menu: explain your choices using nutrition ideas.

Fuel for the day

Use what you know about nutrients to solve the crew’s first challenge.

1.Match each nutrient with its main role. Write the correct letter beside each nutrient. 1. Carbohydrates ___ 2. Protein ___ 3. Fibre ___ 4. Calcium ___ 5. Water ___ A. Supports bones and teeth B. Helps digestion and can help you feel satisfied C. Helps regulate body temperature and replace fluid losses D. Provides energy for the body E. Helps build and repair body tissues

Carbohydrates
Protein
Fibre
Calcium
Water

Helps build and repair body tissues
Helps regulate body temperature and replace fluid losses
Supports bones and teeth
Provides energy for the body
Helps digestion and can help you feel satisfied

2.Kai has a lunchtime soccer match. Which lunch is most likely to provide useful energy and a range of nutrients? Choose one and give one reason. A. Wholegrain roll with egg and salad, a mandarin and water B. Lollies, a large soft drink and a packet of chips C. Plain lettuce leaves and water

A. Wholegrain roll with egg and salad, a mandarin and water
B. Lollies, a large soft drink and a packet of chips
C. Plain lettuce leaves and water

3.The crew is sorting ingredients for a lunch menu. Put each food into the best-fit Australian Guide to Healthy Eating food group: brown rice, carrot, pear, chickpeas used as a meat alternative, plain yoghurt. Use these groups: vegetables and legumes/beans; fruit; grain (cereal) foods; lean meats and alternatives; milk, yoghurt, cheese and alternatives.

Make choices that work

Think about balance, variety, hydration and how food choices fit into everyday life.

4.A student says, “I’ll eat only fruit this week because fruit is healthy.” Is this a balanced approach? Explain why or why not, including what variety contributes.

5.After training on a warm day, Mila feels thirsty. Which is usually the best drink to take along for ordinary hydration? Explain briefly. A. Water B. Energy drink C. Soft drink

A. Water
B. Energy drink
C. Soft drink

6.A café sells two wraps. Wrap A has white bread, chicken, lettuce and mayonnaise. Wrap B has a wholegrain wrap, chicken, lettuce, grated carrot and hummus. Name two differences that could make Wrap B a more nutritious everyday choice.

7.True or false? Foods high in added sugar, saturated fat or salt are best enjoyed only occasionally rather than forming the basis of everyday meals. Give one example of a food or drink that fits this description.

TrueFalse

8.Plan a practical lunch for a busy school day. Include foods from at least three of the five food groups and a drink. Write the foods, then label the food group for each. Explain one reason your lunch is a balanced choice.

9.The food-truck crew has one small change to make to its menu this week. Suggest a realistic change that could help customers choose more nutritious everyday options, and explain how it helps.