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  • Name 2 inorganic nutrients
    Water, Mineral salts
  • What are the two main nutrients in milk and dairy products?
    Proteins and calcium
  • There is a carbohydrate that gets a dark blue colour when put lugol ("betadine") on it. What is it?
    Starch
  • In fact, it isn't a real nutrient, but it helps to absorb all nutrients and keeps moving the food through the digestive system
    Fibre
  • When we eat, food provides us with two important things......
    Materials and energy
  • What are the main nutrient in pasta, rice or potatoes?
    Carbohydrates
  • Tell me three foods high in insaturated fats
    Olive oil, fish and nuts
  • Nutrients that are used for storing energy and keep us warm
    Fats
  • What happen if you eat a lot of suggary and fatty foods?
    You can gain weight
  • Type of nutrient that usually comes from living things and contains a lot of carbon
    Organic nutrients
  • Nutrient. Its main functions are: transporting substances, regulating temperature, participating in chemical reaccions
    Water
  • Biomolecules contained in food that our body needs
    Nutrients
  • What type of fat is healthier: saturated or insaturated?
    Insaturated
  • Nutrients that have different specificic functions (for example: making bones and theeth, making red blood cells,....)
    Mineral salts
  • Nutrients that give us energy
    Carbohydrates
  • Name 3 organic nutrients
    Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins
  • Organic nutrients that are used for growth and repair
    Proteins
  • What are the 2 main nutrients in fruits and vegetables?
    Vitamines and minerals
  • Components of proteins
    Aminoacids
  • In 2 words. If you want to follow a healthy diet, how does this diet have to be?
    Varied and balanced
  • Why are insaturated fats healthy?
    Because they reduce the risk of heart deseases
  • Tell me three foods high in proteins
    Meat, fish, eggs
  • Type of nutrient you can find both living and non-living things
    Inorganic nutrients
  • Why are saturated fats unhealthy?
    Because they increase the risk of heart deseases
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