Activity 2

Our parents or teachers often advise us to eat more vegetables and fruits. We are told that these kinds of food are good to health. Now, using potatoes and oranges as examples, let's find out the underlying truth.

Your Work :

What you have to do is to cut and paste the following questions into Microsoft Word so that you can type in your answers.

Browse the following websites to get your answers:

http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCenter/Encyclopedia/Potatoes/potato_nutrition.jsp

http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCenter/Encyclopedia/Oranges/index.jsp

Questions:

1. Cut and paste the nutrition label for potatoes and oranges here.

2. What nutrients are contained in

(a) potatoes?

(b) oranges?

3. In what ways are they good to health?

(a) potatoes

(b) oranges

4. How much of the food should be taken as 1 serving of the food?

(a) potatoes

(b) oranges

5. People often think of potatoes as food leading to overweight. Do you agree? Explain your answer.

6.What is your most favourite vegetable/fruit? Find out the nutrition fact about it.

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