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Nutrition Foundations Worksheets

Explore how nutrients support the body, sort foods into groups and think about balanced choices. For questions asking you to plan or suggest, answers may vary.

Nutrients and Their Roles

1.Match each nutrient with its main role in the body.

Carbohydrates
Protein
Vitamins
Calcium
Fibre
Water

Helps build and repair body tissues
Helps maintain strong bones and teeth
Supports normal body processes and health
Supports healthy digestion
Provides an important source of energy
Helps regulate body temperature

2.Which foods are good sources of protein? Select all that apply.

Eggs
Baked beans
Plain Greek yoghurt
Rice crackers
Lemonade

3.Which nutrient is the body's main source of energy during many sports and exercise activities?

Carbohydrates
Vitamins
Water
Calcium

Food Groups and Everyday Choices

4.Sort these foods into their food groups: oats, tuna, yoghurt, pear, capsicum, wholegrain pasta, chickpeas, cheese, mandarin, pumpkin. Write two foods under each heading.

5.Tick all the choices that are suitable to eat regularly as part of a varied, balanced diet.

Fresh fruit
Wholegrain toast
Vegetable soup
Chocolate-coated biscuits
Water
Energy drinks

6.Why is it helpful to eat a variety of foods from different food groups?

Planning Food Around Activity

7.After a bush regeneration day, Mason wants a balanced lunch. Suggest a main food, two sides and a drink, including foods from at least three food groups.

8.Choose one food from your proposed lunch. Name a nutrient it contains and explain how that nutrient can support the body after physical activity.

9.Zach's lunch is a sausage roll, hot chips, a chocolate bar and soft drink. Suggest two swaps that would make the meal more balanced.