Healthy Eating and Nutrition Name: ___________________________________

Task 1: Select, match and insert the information in the ‘Word Bank’ with the information provided in the table.

Nutrient What it does Where you get it

Carbohydrates Major energy source Vegetables, fruit, pasta, rice, bread

Building blocks for growth and repair

Fats

Clears out the digestive system

Vitamins and Dairy products, meats, fruits, vegetables, cereals,

Minerals various others

Hydration, heat control and transports

nutrients

Word Bank:
Fibre Nuts, dairy or snack foods Protein Water
Apples, pears, cabbage, lettuce, cereal Tap, bottle or in food or other drinks
Fish, poultry, meat, beans, nuts, eggs, milk Minor energy source, insulation and protection
Helps maintain good health (function, growth, immunity, energy)

Task 2: Write in the number of serves per day for each food group next to the word ‘servings’.
Healthy Eating and Nutrition Name: ___________________________________

SAM’S LUNCHBOX

Breakfast 1 serve of yogurt, 1 banana, 2 slices of bread, a serving of butter

Lunch Ham, cheese and tomato sandwich, 1 apple

Snack 1 serve of potato chips

Dinner Chicken, pasta, carrot, peas, corn, potato (1 serve of each)

Task 3: Categorise each food item in Sam’s Lunchbox into the table below then answer the questions.

Cereals/Grain Vegetables Fruit Meat Dairy

Q. Does Sam’s Lunchbox contain enough serves of each food group? Identify any issues.

__________________________________________________________________________________

Q. Suggest a change or addition to Sam’s Lunchbox. Explain the reason for your suggestion.

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
Healthy Eating and Nutrition Name: ___________________________________

______________’S LUNCHBOX

Breakfast

Lunch

Snacks

Dinner

Task 4: Write your name above. In the lunchbox, write a list of foods you would consume on a
typical day. Categorise each food item in your Lunchbox into the table below then answer the
questions.

Cereals/Grain Vegetables Fruit Meat Dairy

Q. Does your Lunchbox contain enough serves of each food group? Identify any issues.

__________________________________________________________________________________

Q. Suggest a change or addition to your Lunchbox. Explain the reason for your suggestion.

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________
Healthy Eating and Nutrition Name: ___________________________________

Task 1: Select, match and insert the information in the ‘Word Bank’ with the information provided in the table.

Nutrient What it does Where you get it

Carbohydrates Major energy source Vegetables, fruit, pasta, rice, bread

Protein Building blocks for growth and repair Fish, poultry, meat, beans, nuts, eggs, milk

Minor energy source, insulation and

Fats Nuts, dairy or snack foods
protection

Fibre Clears out the digestive system Apples, pears, cabbage, lettuce, cereal

Vitamins and Helps maintain good health (function, Dairy products, meats, fruits, vegetables, cereals,
Minerals growth, immunity, energy) various others

Hydration, heat control and transports

Water Tap, bottle or in food or other drinks
nutrients

Word Bank:
Fibre Nuts, dairy or snack foods Protein Water
Apples, pears, cabbage, lettuce, cereal Tap, bottle or in food or other drinks
Fish, poultry, meat, beans, nuts, eggs, milk Minor energy source, insulation and protection
Helps maintain good health (function, growth, immunity, energy)

Task 2: Write in the number of serves per day for each food group next to the word ‘servings’.

2-3 2-3

3-5 2-4

6+
Healthy Eating and Nutrition Name: ___________________________________

SAM’S LUNCHBOX

Breakfast 1 serve of yogurt, 1 banana, 2 slices of bread, a serving of butter

Lunch Ham, cheese and tomato sandwich, 1 apple

Snack 1 serve of potato chips

Dinner Chicken, pasta, carrot, peas, corn, potato (1 serve of each)

Task 3: Categorise each food item in Sam’s Lunchbox into the table below then answer the questions.

Cereals/Grain Vegetables Fruit Meat Dairy

2 x bread 1 x tomato 1 x banana 1 x ham 1 x yogurt
2 x bread 1 x potato (chips) 1 x apple 1 x chicken 1 x butter
(sandwich) 1 x carrot 1 x cheese
1 x pasta 1 x peas
1 x corn
1 x potato

Q. Does Sam’s Lunchbox contain enough serves of each food group? Identify any issues.

Sam’s Lunchbox contains enough serves of most food groups. It does, however, fall short in the
Grain group (5/6+ serves) and exceeds the 3-5 serves of vegetables (6 serves).
[Could discuss the credibility of some potato chips – does this constitute a serving of the vegetable
food group?]

Q. Suggest a change or addition to Sam’s Lunchbox. Explain the reason for your suggestion.

Sam could swap out his snack of potato chips (minus one vegetable serve) for a healthy muffin or
serving of cereal (add one grain serve). This would lead to Sam fulfilling the recommended daily
serves of all food groups.