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Nutrition Foundations Worksheet

Read the scenario and use your knowledge of nutrients and the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating to answer the questions. There is more than one way to plan a balanced meal.

Nutrients at work

Ivy has basketball training after school. Different nutrients help her body in different ways.

1.Match each nutrient to its main role. Write the letter beside each nutrient: A. provides energy; B. growth and tissue repair; C. helps digestion and supports bowel health; D. helps regulate body processes; E. hydration and transport of substances.

Carbohydrate
Protein
Fibre
Vitamins and minerals
Water

2.Ivy finishes training feeling thirsty and sweaty. Which is the most suitable everyday drink to help her rehydrate?

Water
Soft drink
Energy drink
Fruit-flavoured cordial

3.Select TWO foods that are useful sources of protein for recovery after activity.

Eggs
Lentils
Lollies
Soft drink

Build a balanced day

Australian healthy-eating guidance encourages variety across the five food groups. Foods high in added sugar, salt or saturated fat are not everyday staples.

4.For each food, name its main food group: oats, orange, chickpeas, yoghurt, and spinach.

5.A lunchbox contains a white-bread cheese sandwich, a packet of chips, a chocolate bar and water. Suggest TWO realistic changes that would add variety or improve its nutritional balance. Explain how one change helps.

6.True or false: Fibre is found only in animal foods.

TrueFalse

Make a plan

Ivy wants a lunch that will keep her satisfied through school and support an active afternoon. Include a variety of foods from the food groups; there is more than one possible answer.

7.Plan a lunch for Ivy. Include foods from at least three food groups and a drink. Name each food item and identify its food group; name the drink separately without assigning it a food group.

8.Explain why eating a variety of foods from the five food groups is more helpful than relying on just one type of food.

9.A sports drink is advertised to young people. Give one reason water is usually suitable for everyday activity, and one situation where a sports drink may be considered, rather than assuming it is always needed.