Practice questions H.3
1. What is the difference between food and a nutrient?
2. Name all different kinds of nutrients.
3. Name per nutrient their specific function
4. Copy the numbers from the text below on your answering sheet and fill in the gaps,
using the words from the list:
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals, fibres.
.. 1 .. are the main source of energy for your body . Foods rich in .. 2 .. are stored in
your body to provide energy in the future. You need .. 3 .. to keep your digestive
system work smoothly. Food rich in .. 4 .. provides energy quickly. You need about
twenty .. 5 .. to stay healthy. Starch and sugars are examples of .. 6 .. . Fresh fruit
contains plenty of .. 7 .. . Wholemeal bread contains plenty of .. 8 .. . Meat, poultry
and fish are rich in .. 9 .. . Butter is rich in .. 10 .. .
On the right you see the food label of donuts (beigne in French). According to the
label, each serving contains 6 grams of fat, 2.5 grams of which are saturated.
5. What is specific about that type of
fat?
The label provides information about
the ‘% Daily Value’. If, for example,
this value is 4% it means that one
serving of this food item contains 4%
of the total amount you need each
day.
6. Using the information on the label,
calculate how many grams of fibre
you need each day. Show your
calculations.
7. Are food particles digested in the
oesophagus? Explain your thinking.
8. Write a correct English sentence that
explains the relationship between the
liver, gallbladder and bile.
9. Are fibres also nutrients? Explain
your answer.
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Practice questions H.3
1. What is the difference between food and a nutrient?
2. Name all different kinds of nutrients.
3. Name per nutrient their specific function
4. Copy the numbers from the text below on your answering sheet and fill in the gaps,
using the words from the list:
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals, fibres.
.. 1 .. are the main source of energy for your body . Foods rich in .. 2 .. are stored in
your body to provide energy in the future. You need .. 3 .. to keep your digestive
system work smoothly. Food rich in .. 4 .. provides energy quickly. You need about
twenty .. 5 .. to stay healthy. Starch and sugars are examples of .. 6 .. . Fresh fruit
contains plenty of .. 7 .. . Wholemeal bread contains plenty of .. 8 .. . Meat, poultry
and fish are rich in .. 9 .. . Butter is rich in .. 10 .. .
On the right you see the food label of donuts (beigne in French). According to the
label, each serving contains 6 grams of fat, 2.5 grams of which are saturated.
5. What is specific about that type of
fat?
The label provides information about
the ‘% Daily Value’. If, for example,
this value is 4% it means that one
serving of this food item contains 4%
of the total amount you need each
day.
6. Using the information on the label,
calculate how many grams of fibre
you need each day. Show your
calculations.
7. Are food particles digested in the
oesophagus? Explain your thinking.
8. Write a correct English sentence that
explains the relationship between the
liver, gallbladder and bile.
9. Are fibres also nutrients? Explain
your answer.
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Practice questions H.3
