1. Children in many British schools are given a
special booklet called “Personal Health
Guide”. This book describes ways to be as
healthy as possible.
Personal Health Guide
2. Complete Dr Amy Murphy’s article about eating with
necessary words.
Word bank
carbohydrate
s
fat
healthy
diet
protein
In order to stay __________ it is
important to have a balanced
______ - in other words, food that
contains something from each of
the three main groups of food.
These groups are ____________ ,
___________ , and
__________________ .
healthy
diet
proteins fats
carbohydrates
3. You find proteins in lots
of food, for example
______ , ______ ,
______ , ______ , and
________ .
It helps your body
______ , and be
_______ and it gives you
__________ .
energy
grow
fit
meat
fish nuts chees
emilk
grow
fit
energy
4. Fat gives you __________
but don’t eat a lot – it’s
_____ for you. There are a
lot of fatty foods that come
from animals, for example
________ , _________ ,
___________ , and
________ .
energy
bad
energy
bad
milk
chees
e
butter
meat
5. Carbohydrates give you
more than 70% of your
_________ .
_________ , _________ ,
__________ , fruits, and
vegetables such as
__________ and
__________ all contain lots of
carbohydrates.
energy
bread pasta
cereals
potatoes
cabbage
6. Fruits, vegetables, ________
, and _______ , brown
________ all have fibre. It
doesn’t give you _________
but it fills your stomach when
you are hungry.
beans
nuts bread
energy
7. There are many different ______________ and
minerals. They help your body be __________ .
You can get vitamins and minerals from fresh
fruit and vegetables.
vitamins
healthy
8. Your daily energy consumption
facts
Fluid 1.7 litres
Minerals
Ca 700 mg, Fe 13 mg
Carbohydrates 400 mg
Protein 60 mg
Fats 70 mg
1mg carbohydrates = 17 kj
1 mg protein = 17 kj
1 mg fat = 38 kj
questions
How many kilojoules
should be in the daily
diet?
How much fluid do
you need in a week
(month)?
How many kilojoules
do you need in a
year?
