8 A

Assess Yourself!

Name Class Date

You will be given some food packaging to examine. Stick the packaging, or part of it, onto the
centre of a large piece of paper. Add labels to:
● explain why the different parts of the food labelling are there
● describe how the different nutrients are used in your body
● explain how the nutrients get to the places they are needed in your body
● explain the importance of a balanced diet.

Name Class Date

Now that you have completed the activity, circle the number of stars next to each of these
sentences to describe how well you did.

I have…
pointed out at least two nutrients on the label.
* * * * *
explained why we need food. * * * * *
explained why we need to eat in a healthy way.
* * * * *
correctly used the terms ‘diet’ and ‘balanced diet’.
* * * * *
pointed out the different parts of the food label. * * * * *
explained how food acts as a fuel.
* * * * *
stated whether this one food would give you a balanced diet.
* * * * *
described simply what might happen if you only ate this one food.
* * * * *
identified all the nutrients in food (which don’t include fibre or water).
* * * * *
pointed out whether the food is a good source of a certain nutrient.
* * * * *
stated where a certain nutrient starts to be/is digested.
* * * * *
explained the purpose of each part of the food label.
* * * * *
described what can happen if a person’s energy intake is different from the
amount of energy that he or she needs. * * * * *
used information from the label to do calculations (e.g. of how much food would
be needed to give you all your energy for a day). * * * * *
described what malnutrition and/or deficiency diseases are and how they may
be caused by this food. * * * * *
described what can happen if a person’s energy intake is different from the
amount of energy that they need. * * * * *
described the use of different nutrients, fibre or water by the body.
* * * * *
described how foods can be tested to see what they contain.
* * * * *
described the functions of some organs in the digestive system.
* * * * *
explained what enzymes do.
* * * * *
explained how someone should use Reference Intake (RI) or Guideline Daily
Amount (GDA) information. * * * * *
described what vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium or iron do in the body.
* * * * *
What could you do to improve?

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