Vegetables

Question 1

what do green leafy vegetables provide you with

Answer 1

Vitamin C, Vitamin A and dietary Fibre

Question 2

what do root vegetables provide you with?

Answer 2

A little vitamin C, some vitamin A and starchy carbohydrates

Question 3

What do seed vegetables provide you with?

Answer 3

Protein , carbohydrates , Vitamin C and dietary fibre

Question 4

what is fibre

Answer 4

Fibre is a type of Carbohydrate that the body cannot break down so it passes through our gut into our large intestine

Question 5

what does fibre do

Answer 5

1. it helps improve our digestive system 2. prevents constipation which reduces risk of colorectal cancer and haemorrhoids. 3. prevent snacking, reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes risk

Question 6

What does vitamin C do

Answer 6

It keeps the cells protected and keeps them healthy. Helps maintenance of healthy connective tissue , gives support and structure for other tissue and organs. also helps wound healings. lack of vitamin c leads to scurvy

Question 7

How is Vitamin C destroyed

Answer 7

by oxygen , heat(above 70degrees.

Question 8

how to prepare foods with vitamin c

Answer 8

1. quickly prepare the veg 2. cook in as little boiling water 3.serve immidiatley 4. use the cooking water for sauce/gravy