| How many life stages are there? | five |
| Why should young children eat small, regular meals and try new foods? | they have a small stomach, and parents should introduce them to new foods to widen their nutrients intake |
| Why does children need protein, carbs, fat and calcium. | because they need growth and repair. They are also active. They need calcium (or vitamin D) to support bone and teeth development |
| what do teenagers experience that makes them require nutrients? | grow spurts |
| Why do teenagers need protein? | for growth spurts and development of muscle tissues |
| Why do teenage girls need iron (and vitamin C)? | period, menstruation, which causes loss of iron will cause anaemia. Vitamin C support iron absorption. |
| What do teenagers experience that makes them need calcium and vitamin D? | prime bone density. Calcium and vitamin D supports growth of skeleton. |
| What do adult women experience in their 40s to 50s? What is the effect? | menopause, loss of bone strength |
| Why do adults need calcium and vitamin D? | to decrease risk of developing bone diseases |
| What micronutrients does pregnant women need? What does it do? | folic acid to decrease chances of birth defects (spina bifida) |
| When do pregnant women increase their daily calories by 200? | during final stages of pregnancy |
| What does elderly need to cut down? | saturated fat intake |
| Why does elderly need calcium and vitamin D? | prevent osteoporosis, bone weakening, brittle |
| Why do elderly need vitamin B12? | to avoid memory loss |
| Why do elderly need vitamin A? | for good eyesight |
| Why does elderly need fibre | to avoid constipation |
| How much do fruits and vegetables take-up of our daily food intake? | 1/3 |
| How much do carbohydrates take-up of our daily food intake? | 1/3 |
| How many portions of fruits and vegetables do we need per day? | 5 |
| How many portions of fish do we need per week? What are recommended fish types? | 2, oily fish |
| What are two meat-free options? | quinoa, soya beans |
| What meat is better than precessed meat? | lean meat |
| What are 2 good option of carbohydrate? | high fibre, whole grain |
| how often should we have a starchy food? | every meal |
| Ideally, how many cups of water per day? | 6-8 |
| We should not have more than how many grams of salt per day? | 6g |
| What are the ideal calories intake for men and women? | 2,500 for men. 2,000 for women |
| What are 3 alternative for diary products? | oat milk, soy milk, almond milk |
| Oil and spreads consumed should be always ? | unsaturated |
| What color is proteins in the eatwell guide? | pink |
| What colours are carbohydrates in the eatwell guide? | yellow |
| What color are diary in the eatwell guide? | blue |
| What color are oil and spreads in the eatwell guide? | purple |
