A balanced diet worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step.

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Part 1: Match each food to its main nutrient

We are given three nutrients: carbohydrate, protein, fat — and we must use each word twice.

Look at each food:

- (a) Bread → Made from flour (grains), so main nutrient is carbohydrate
- (b) Fish → Animal product, rich in protein
- (c) Oil → Pure fat source → fat
- (d) Butter → Dairy fat → fat
- (e) Rice → Grain → carbohydrate
- (f) Chicken leg → Meat → protein

Now check:
→ carbohydrate: used for (a) and (e) ✔
→ protein: used for (b) and (f) ✔
→ fat: used for (c) and (d) ✔

Perfect — each used twice.

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Part 2: True or False?

a. *Potatoes and rice are fatty foods.*
→ Potatoes and rice are starchy — they’re carbs, not fats. ✘ → False

b. *You should only eat one type of food each day.*
→ That would be unhealthy! We need variety. ✘ → False

c. *You need a mixture of different foods to stay healthy.*
→ Yes! Balanced diet = many types of food. ✔ → True

d. *Burgers, fries and cakes are good sources of vitamins and minerals.*
→ These are mostly fat, sugar, salt — low in vitamins/minerals. ✘ → False

e. *Fresh fruit and vegetables provide vitamins, minerals and fibre.*
→ Absolutely true! That’s why we eat them. ✔ → True

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Final Answer:

1.
a) carbohydrate
b) protein
c) fat
d) fat
e) carbohydrate
f) protein

2.
a) F
b) F
c) T
d) F
e) T