Digestive system and balanced diet sheet

Define the term 'balanced diet'.

• A diet containing some nutrients in the correct proportions.
• A diet containing most nutrients in the correct proportions.
• A diet containing none nutrients in the correct proportions.
• A diet containing all nutrients in the correct proportions.

Which food contains carbohydrates?

• Fish

• Egg

• Pasta

• Carrot

Jerry wants to build up his muscles, which food group intake he should increase ? 

• Carbohydrates
• Fats
• Proteins
• vitamins

Fruit and vegetables are a good source of ?

• Vitamins

• Minerals

• Both of the above

Changing food into simpler parts is called ........................

• Breathing

• Digestion

• Running

........................ soften the food in our mouth

• Saliva

• Ball

• Water

Digestion starts in the ___.

• mouth

• nose

• stomach

• liver

The oesophagus connects the ___ to the ___.

• mouth, small intestine

• teeth, mouth

• mouth, stomach

• stomach, liver

Which intestine does your food reach first?

• small

• medium

• large

• extra large

In the small intestine...

• waste products pass through until they form solid faeces

• water is added to soften the food

• digested food is absorbed into the blood

• waste products leave the body