Protein, Minerals and Vitamins: teacher key

Healthy Eating, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. See how the body breaks food down and uses carbohydrate, fat, protein, minerals and vitamins.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

What are starches also called?
- Simple sugars
- Complex carbohydrates (answer)
- Fatty acids
What are essential amino acids?
- Ones the body cannot make, so they must come from food (answer)
- Ones found only in fish
- Ones that help blood clot
What does fat help the body absorb?
- Vitamins A, D and E (answer)
- Only water
- Vitamin C
Which plant foods contain iron?
- Beans, nuts and dried fruit (answer)
- Milk and cheese
- Eggs and fish
Why does the body need a fresh supply of vitamin C each day?
- It is stored in fat
- It dissolves in water and is not stored (answer)
- It is made by the sun
What helps move food through the intestines?
- Zinc
- Water (answer)
- Vitamin A