Basic Nutrition

Question 1

What are the 6 food groups?

Answer 1

1. Bread and cereals
2. Vegetables
3. fruits
4. proteins
5. fats and oils (lipids)
6. Empty kilojoule

Question 2

What are saturated fats?

Answer 2

• Animal fats
• Blocks arteries with LDL cholesterol (LDL = Low-density lipoproteins)

Question 3

What are unsaturated fats?

Answer 3

• Plant Fats (and fish)
• Unblocks arteries
• HDL Cholesterol (High-density lipoproteins)

Question 4

What are the 6 nutrients?

Answer 4

1. Proteins
2. Carbohydrates
3. Lipids
4. Water
5. Vitamins
6. Minerals

Question 5

What are some food traps?

Answer 5

1. Fast foods
2. Lazy food preps (Pre-made meals)
3. Advertisements
4. Lack of education
5. Lack of money

Question 6

What are the south african dietary guidelines??

Answer 6

• Variety of foods
• be active
• lots of water
• starchy food bases
• fruit and veg every day
• regularly eat lentils, beans,
  peas, soya
• proteins every day
• salt sparingly
• fats sparingly
• if drinking alcohol, drink
  sensibly

Question 7

Fat-soluble substances

Answer 7

Dissolves in fat and is stored in fat

Question 8

Water-soluble substances

Answer 8

Dissolves in water and is absorbed but will not be stored