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A Balanced Diet
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2. Our Dietary Needs A 1. Fill in the missing word;
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1. Fill in the missing word;
A balanced diet provides the correct amount of n……… that a person needs.
We do not all need the same diet.
Our dietary needs change with our age.
2. Give two other things that help decide our different dietary needs and requirements. *

3. Nutrients in Food
This salad has only 8kcal of energy. A
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It has only traces of fat, carbohydrate and protein.
3. Where can you look to find out what nutrients are found in food? (there are several places)
4. Why would this salad not be a balanced meal?
5. What foods would you add to this meal so that it is balanced? *
It would have only 0.3g of fibre.
It does have minerals inc. calcium, magnesium and potassium.
It has trace elements like zinc, copper, iron and selenium.

4. Nutrients in Food A 6. Fill in the missing words.
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6. Fill in the missing words.
56g of (a.) p…… 16g of fat and 340 kcal of energy.
Roast beef per portion includes:
6g of protein, 2g of fat, 133 kcal of energy 24g of carbohydrate and 2g of (b.) f…..
Wholemeal roll includes:
11g of protein, 10g of (c.) f.. and 136 kcal of (d.) e….. *
Edam Cheese per portion includes

5. Dietary Reference Values
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Dietary reference values are a guide to what energy and nutrients a person needs.
7. What do the following terms mean and who are they for? (a.) LRNI (b.) EAR (c.) RNI
8. These are the daily dietary needs of the two students with some words or numbers missing.
Saturates <11% of food energy
Sugar <11% of food energy
(a.) … <35% of food energy
18g of (b.) …..
300g of carbohydrate
225g of carbohydrate
What are the source of energy (a.) and the missing dietary need? (b.)
(c.) How much protein does the girl need? 66g, 56g or 46g
(d.) How much energy does the boy need? 2500kcal, or 1500kcal *
56g of protein
(c.) ..g of protein
(d.) …. kcal of energy
2000 kcal of energy

6. The Balance of Good Health
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The National Food Guide 1994 “The Balance of Good Health” was based upon five commonly accepted food groups
9. Name all five food groups.
10. Which ones should we eat lots of?
11. Which food group should we eat only small amounts of? *

7. Adapting Food A 12. Give three ways to adapt this burger meal to:
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12. Give three ways to adapt this burger meal to:
increase the amount of carbohydrate and fibre
and decrease the amount of saturated fat, salt and NME sugar. *

8. Using Convenience FoodA
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Today’s lifestyle means that you will probably use convenience foods.
13. Ready-meals are one type of convenience food give two other ways we make food more convenient.
14. Give two possible reasons why we are eating more convenience foods. *

9. Multicultural Food A
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15. Give three examples of multicultural food that are now eaten regularly by the general population in the UK.
16. What does halal mean?
17. What does kosher mean?*

10. The Mediterranean Diet
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The Mediterranean is a geographical area
18. Name one country from Europe and one from North Africa that form part of this region.
The Mediterranean diet is regarded as being healthy.
19. What is thought to be the most important healthy ingredient in the Mediterranean diet and why is it healthy? *

11. Breakfast A
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Breakfast is a very important meal although it is sometimes missed.
20. What percentage of the daily intake of energy should be supplied by breakfast?
21. What nutrients will a bowl of cereal with milk provide?
22. Missing breakfast can be linked to: (a.)obesity (b.) poor concentration or (c.) high blood sugar levels. *

12. School Dinners A
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Jamie Oliver’s school dinners campaign has highlighted the need for better food in school.
The government has taken up the cause.
Ruth Kelly (Minister for Education) announced in September 2005 that there would be new nutritional standards for school dinners.
23. What did Ruth Kelly ban from September ? *

13. Suggested Answers 1. Nutrients.
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1. Nutrients.
2. Our sex, health, occupation, or levels of activity.
3. Nutrition tables, nutrition analysis programs, or food tables.
4. Lacks carbohydrate, protein and fat.
5. Meat, fish, cheese etc. with pasta, bread, potato etc.
6a. Protein b. Fibre (NSP) c. fat d. energy.
7a. Lower reference nutrient intake-people with low needs.
7b. Estimated nutrient intake-average requirements.
7c. Reference nutrient intake-sufficient for 97% population.
8a. Fat b. fibre c. 46g d 2500.
9. Bread and cereals, fruit and vegetables, meat and fish, dairy, fats and sugars.
10. Bread and cereals, fruit and vegetables.
11. Fats and sugars.
12. Grill burger, cook chips in vegetable oil, use low fat cheese and milk and wholemeal bun, drink water or juice, don’t add salt.
13. Chill-cook, canned, bottled, dehydrated, cartons.
14. Less time to prepare and cook, new technology, less cooking skills. *

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15. Any suitable popular food from another part of the world.
16. Food that is produced and animals that are slaughtered according to Muslim law.
17. Food produced and animals that are slaughtered according to Jewish law.
18. Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain etc. and Morocco, Algeria Egypt etc.
19. Olive oil is at the heart of this belief as it contains a high proportion of mono-unsaturated fat.
20. 25%.
21. Carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, NSP.
22. (b.) Poor concentration at school or work.
23. Reprocessed meat and crisps, chocolate and sugary drinks from vending machines. *

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