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Nutrition Foundations Worksheet

Help plan a nourishing lunch for a busy day. Read each task carefully. When a question asks you to explain, give a reason as well as an answer.

Nutrients at work

1.Match each nutrient to its main role. Write the correct letter beside each nutrient: carbohydrates, protein, fibre, water.

A. Provides energy for the body's activities
B. Helps build and repair body tissues
C. Supports regular digestion and helps you feel satisfied
D. Helps regulate temperature and transport substances around the body

4. Protein
3. Carbohydrates
1. Fibre
2. Water

2.Xavier is choosing a snack before netball training. Which snack is the strongest source of protein?

A banana
A tub of Greek yoghurt
A handful of plain crackers
A glass of water

3.Which statement about vitamins and minerals is most accurate?

They are the body's only source of energy.
They are needed in small amounts for many body processes.
They replace the need for water.
They are found only in meat.

Build a balanced lunch

4.A lunch contains lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot and capsicum, as well as an apple. Name one food from the vegetables group and one from the fruit group.

5.This lunch contains vegetables (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot and capsicum), an apple, wholegrain bread and lean chicken. Australia's five food groups are vegetables and legumes/beans; fruit; grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain or high-fibre; lean meats and alternatives; and milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives. Which group is not included in the lunch?

6.Plan one addition to this lunch that would include the milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives group. Give a suitable example.

Food choices in context

Nutrient

Amount per serve

Protein

6 g

Fibre

4 g

Sugars

3 g

7.The snack label shows 6 g protein, 4 g fibre and 3 g sugars per serve. Which nutrient is present in the greatest amount, and by how many grams is it greater than the amount of fibre?

8.True or false: In the Australian food-group model, foods high in added sugar or salt are one of the five core food groups.

TrueFalse

9.Amira's lunch is a white-bread cheese sandwich, a packet of chips and a soft drink. Suggest two practical changes that could add variety or make the lunch more nourishing. Explain one benefit of either change.

10.After sport on a warm day, why is drinking water important? Give one reason.