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Wednesday 12 September 2018

Tuesday 11 September 2018

Food Labels

10 Legal Requirements


  • Expire date 
  • What the product contains 
  • Storage instructions 
  • Where it was made
  • When it was made 
  • Amount of food
  • Nutrients label 
  • Health star rating 
  • Ingredients list  
  • Percentage labelling
What order are your ingredients listed in?  
What has most to what has least.

Is the health star rating required?
Yes it is because it rates overall nutritional profile of packages goods.

Why is it better to use 100g column? 
It's easier to understand the calories.





What happens to Food?

Ingestion
  • When food enters your mouth its called ingesting food.
  • Chewing food is called Mastication. 
  • Swallow food.
  • The teeth that you chew food with is called a molar.
  • The teeth that you rip and tear food with is called canines. 
  • The teeth that you cut food with is called the incisors.
  • Our Salivary glands add saliva to the food to help lubricate it.
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  • The food is "pushed" down the oesophagus by waves of muscle contractions. Longitudinal muscles contract, widening the diameter and shortening the length of the tube. Circular muscles contract behind the bolus pushing it downwards. This process is called peristalsis.
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Digestion 

Food Journey Through The Body.

Stomach: 

The esophagus leads to the stomach.
The stomach can hold 2 - 4 litres of fluid. 
It holds acid which digests food.
The stomach is a large elastic bag that can expand to hold many litres of food. 
The PH of the acid is 1 - 2.
The interior of the stomach is lined with holes called gastric pits.

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Small Intestine

Lies between the stomach and large intestine 
The PH is between 7 - 9.
Absorption of the nutrients takes place in the small intestine.
The inner walls are covered in small, finger-like projections called villi. 
The projections increase the surface area of the small intestine, which increases the rate of the absorption.

Image result for small intestine

Liver:

The liver is the second largest organ in the human body.
A green coloured fluid called bile is produced in the liver. 
Average mass of the human liver is about 1.5kg. 
The liver detoxifies chemicals and metabolzies drugs.
The liver makes proteins important for blood plasma and other functions.  

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Absorption 


Egestion

Producer vs Consumer

What are a producer's responsibilities? 
To make sure that they are selling their products correctly.
Plan out what they are going to be doing before they make the product.
Have a warrent on their products.

What are a consumer's rights? 
To be able to return things if they are broken.

Monday 10 September 2018

Whare Tapa Wha

It was a challenge when... 
Trying to find the definition.

I coped with this challenge by... 
I tried finding the best fitting answer. 

I worked well with my group because...
I worked well with my group because we all understood what we were doing and we were able to help each other. 

I contributed by... 
I had to find the definition of mental well-being and to help my teammates understand what it means.

Physical well-being is about being safe, sheltered and
in good health and it is closely connected to mental well-being.
Social well-being is the relationships we have and how we interact with other.
Being social can help us during some difficult times.


Mental health is being able to cope with stress, is able to be productive and fruitful,
and can make a contribution to his/her community.

Spiritual health is being able to experience the purpose and meaning
of a person's life and connect with yourself, others, art, music, nature, or a power greater than oneself.

Tuesday 4 September 2018

Traditional Tales from Around the World

My work:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1op6UQRKiq8M-c3dNHLGJ6wgMBSFIqPJEk3xqxb_49Uw/edit?usp=sharing



Why do I think the author created this story?
I think the author created this story to educate people and so that people know the story of how The North and South island was created.

What did the characters learn?
The characters learnt that sometimes a bad decision can turn out good.

What did you learn about the story?
I learnt the whole story of how the North and South island was created.