Inside the Meal: teacher key

Healthy Eating, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. Follow food through your body. See what starch, protein, vitamins and minerals do, and how digestion takes food apart.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Which part of a grain kernel is the fibre-rich outer layer?
   • The bran (answer)
   • The germ
   • The endosperm
2. What does the body need protein for?
   • To repair cells and make new ones (answer)
   • To see in dim light
   • To make sunlight
3. Why does the body need a fresh supply of vitamin C each day?
   • It dissolves in water and is not stored (answer)
   • It dissolves in fat and is stored
   • It is only made in sunlight
4. What happens to food after you swallow?
   • Muscles push it down the esophagus into the stomach (answer)
   • It goes straight to the large intestine
   • It turns into vitamin D
5. Where does saliva start to break down starches?
   • In the stomach
   • In the mouth (answer)
   • In the large intestine
6. What is the best way to get the vitamins and minerals you need?
   • Eating a mix of different foods (answer)
   • Eating one food a lot
   • Drinking only water

Words

• starch: plant energy food
• protein: body builder nutrient
• fibre: plant food part
• esophagus: food tube
• kernel: grain seed