2. Warning.......
Some vitamins are very “giddy” and
will pretend they are someone else..
You must decide in each case
whether the introduction is genuine
or if they are fooling you.....
And respond appropriately!
Each vitamin will individually give a brief introduction
of themselves, in no time at all you’ll know them all!
3. Click “Pleased to meet you” if the introduction is genuine
Click “Don’t fool me!” if the description fits another vitamin
Your Job!
Meet them , greet them and on to the next vitamin as below!
4. Hi, I’m Carotene, pro-Vitamin A and I get
converted into the real Vitamin A -
Retinol in the gut!
If you are attracted to bright
strong coloured fruit and
vegetables, then I’m a regular
in your diet
I’m a “Moisturising” vitamin
saving your skin and
membranes from dryness
U’d miss my company at night
time because without me (I
manufacture Rhodopsin)
things will be quite dim!
Respond
Pleased to meet you
Don’t fool me!
7. Hi, I’m Ergocalciferol Vitamin B,
and I am synthetic!
You might know my other
half Cholecalciferol as
the “Sunshine” vitamin!
We help calcium and
keep “those bones, those
bones” in ship shape!
Stick with me and rickets,
osteoporosis or
osteomalacia won’t get
you
Respond
Pleased to meet you
Don’t fool me!
8. Well done!
Meet a new vitamin
Ergocalciferol is Vitamin D not vitamin B
10. Tocopherol here! You probably
know me as Vitamin E...
You won’t suffer any major
disease without me, or so
they say, but believe me,
better to have me
I am a powerful anti-
oxidant and commercially
I’m in demand
Minding your “ticker”
get to know me better!
Respond
Pleased to meet you
Don’t fool me!
13. Hi, I’m one of the Quinones -
Vitamin K
Sometimes I’m known as
The Coagulation Vitamin”
I am a component of
prothrombin, so you are
aware of my job in clotting
Always on call to reduce
any haemorrhage or bleed
Respond
Pleased to meet you
Don’t fool me!
16. Hi, meet Thiamine from the B
Complex group.......
“T” for Thiamine, “T” for
tiredness, thats how u’d feel
without me
I am so often put through the
“mill” and 70% of me
disappears, my remains
sometimes end in fancy
cereal boxes
Anyway, good for your
appetite, good for your
health, no nerves, just eat up
Respond
Pleased to meet you
Don’t fool me!
19. Riboflavin, Vitamin B6 another of
the B Complex
AH Tissue! I’m in the Tissue
Management business - Tissue
Repair, keeping inflammation at
bay, and preventing those fine
cracks u’d wouldn’t want to have
in your skin
Metabolism is my other business
and I’m involved with each of the
Macronutrients
My sensitive side, I am light
sensitive so buy your milk in
cartons rather than bottles
Respond
Pleased to meet you
Don’t fool me!
20. Well done!
Meet a new vitamin
Riboflavin as described but Riboflavin
is vitamin B2 not B6
22. Niacin here, also known as
nicotinic acid
The more protein you take in your
diet, the more of me you should
be having
I am involved in releasing the
energy from the food you eat
I prevent pellagra which had
caused many deaths in maize
eating countries
A symptom of pellagra a sore
swollen tongue - not something
u’d wish for
Respond
Pleased to meet you
Don’t fool me!
23. Well done!
Meet a new vitamin
Riboflavin as described but Riboflavin
is vitamin B2 not B6
25. Folic acid - B12
Planning to get pregnant, I’ll be
right in there minimising the risk
of any neural defect - such a
simple way of preventing Spina
Bifida
I’m so important I am popular in
supplement form as well as
natural resources
Needed too for DNA and RNA
synthesis
Respond
Pleased to meet you
Don’t fool me!
26. Well done!
Meet a new vitamin
You met Folic acid, but Folic acid is not B12,
Folic acid is just Folic acid!
28. CyanoCobalamin- B12
If you are a vegan you probably
already know about me, I play
hard to get with you lot!
There is no B12 in any plant food
You can watch out for fortified
vegetarian products, but don’t
run the risk of anaemia
While other factors cause
pernicious anaemia, I’m one of
the few that can cure it
Respond
Pleased to meet you
Don’t fool me!
31. Vitamin C - Ascorbic Acid
I might be the least stable of all
the vitamins but I think I am
one of the most popular!
I proved a great find for the
“limeys” years ago and scurvy
disappeared
I am “Irons” best friend
I am critical to the immune
system, will fight that flue or
infection and I do a lot of work
with collagen - busy?
Respond
Pleased to meet you
Don’t fool me!
32. Well done!
And Goodbye
Hope you enjoyed the Vitamin Parade and that you
will get you know each vitamin very well soon!
