Curriculum extra Unit 3

Focus on Biology: Nutrients

1 How often should you eat each food? Write A–F in the correct place.
A cakes and sweets
B bread, pasta and rice
C dairy products
D fruit, vegetables and pulses
E poultry, eggs and fish
F red meat

2 Do the food quiz ‘Are you a diet expert?’.

3 Work with a partner. Find out what he / she ate yesterday. Can you remember the nutrients? Complete the
table.
Your partner’s diet yesterday
Meal The food in the meal The main nutrients in the food
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks

4 Compare your diets. Use the phrases to help you.

fruit and vegetables / meat / dairy
I eat / have (a lot) more / less than my partner.
products / sweets / pulses / snacks
larger / smaller quantities of
There is / are protein / carbohydrate / vitamins in my diet than my partner’s.
healthier / less healthy
My diet is (a bit / a lot) than my partner’s.
more / less balanced

Are you a diet expert?

1 Why do we need protein in our diet? 4 You should eat …

A for energy A more macronutrients than micronutrients.
B for growth and repair B more micronutrients than macronutrients.
C to help our stomachs work properly C the same amounts of macronutrients and
2 Which nutrients do we need for energy? micronutrients.
A fat and minerals 5 What can be bad for you?
B carbohydrates and vitamins A eating a lot of protein
C carbohydrates and lipids B eating foods which are a source of fibre
3 Which of these contains large quantities of C having very high or very low levels of
minerals? nutrients in our diets
A animal fat 6 Vitamins help …
B water A us grow.
C pasta B our hearts work well.
C to give us energy.