🍎 Part 1: Food Groups Knowledge

1. Which nutrient gives your body the most energy?

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Vitamins

Water

2. Which foods are good sources of protein? (Tick all that apply)

Fish

Beans

Bread

Chicken

Eggs

3. What do vitamins and minerals help our bodies do?

Stay healthy and fight sickness

Make us feel tired

Make food taste better

Help us sleep

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct food group:

Kumara and bread are _________________ that give us energy.

Milk and cheese contain _________________ that help build strong bones.

Oranges and kiwifruit have _________________ that keep us healthy.

🥗 Part 2: Food Sorting Activity

5. Sort these New Zealand foods into the correct groups. Write each food under the right heading:

Foods to sort: salmon, kumara, apple, milk, rice, broccoli, chicken, banana, cheese, bread

CARBOHYDRATES (Energy Foods):

PROTEINS (Body Builders):

VITAMINS & MINERALS (Health Helpers):

6. Why is it important to eat foods from all different groups?

7. Draw and label a balanced meal that includes foods from at least 3 different food groups:

🌟 Part 3: Reflection

8. What is one new thing you learned about nutrition today?

9. Which food group do you think you need to eat more of to have a balanced diet?

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Fruits and vegetables

I eat a good balance already

10. Name one traditional Māori food and explain which food group it belongs to:

Food: _________________

Food Group: _________________

Introduction to Nutrition

Introduction to Nutrition

🍎 Part 1: Food Groups Knowledge

🥗 Part 2: Food Sorting Activity

🌟 Part 3: Reflection

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