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Adolescent Nutrition Needs Worksheet

Read the skate-park scenario and use the facts to answer each question. Nutrient needs vary between people; there is no single perfect meal or food.

The skate-park snack stop

Levi, Freya and Harrison have been skating after school. They brought water and snacks to share. Freya says that adolescence is a time of growth, so the body needs a varied supply of nutrients. Carbohydrate-rich foods can provide energy; protein helps build and repair body tissues; calcium supports bones and teeth; and iron is needed to make haemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood. Fruit and vegetables provide vitamins, minerals and fibre. Water helps replace fluid lost through sweating. Needs differ with growth, activity, health and other individual factors, so one snack cannot meet every need.

Nutrients and growing bodies

1.Which nutrient is especially important for making haemoglobin, the substance that carries oxygen in blood?

Calcium
Iron
Fibre
Water

2.Match each nutrient to its main role by writing the correct letter. Roles: A supports bones and teeth; B helps replace fluid lost through sweating; C provides energy; D builds and repairs tissues. Nutrients: carbohydrate, protein, calcium, water.

Carbohydrate
Protein
Calcium
Water

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_____
_____
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3.Choose two protein-rich foods that could contribute protein to a snack. Select all that apply.

Hummus
Boiled egg
Water
Apple

Make a balanced snack plan

The group has these options: wholegrain bread, cheese, hummus, apples, carrots, yoghurt and water.

4.Suggest a snack combination from the list that includes an energy-giving food, a protein-containing food, and a fruit or vegetable. Explain how it meets those three parts.

5.True or false: Every teenager has exactly the same nutrition needs because they are the same age.

TrueFalse

6.After skating on a warm day, Harrison is thirsty. What drink is a practical choice to replace fluid, and what clue suggests he may need a drink?

Check the claims

7.Freya says, “Fruit and vegetables are only useful for vitamins.” Give one other way they can contribute to a healthy eating pattern.

8.Fill in the blanks: Protein helps build and repair body . Calcium supports strong and teeth.

9.Levi thinks that being active means he only needs to focus on energy foods. Explain why a varied selection of foods matters during adolescence, using two nutrients and their roles.

10.Write one realistic food or drink choice you could try on a busy after-school day, and name one nutrient or wellbeing need it could help with. Choose something that suits you; there is no single correct food.