# Junior Cert Home Economics: Nutrition & Diet questions

> Every Junior Cert Home Economics exam question on Nutrition & Diet, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

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Food, Health and Culinary Skills: nutrients and their functions, healthy eating guidelines, digestion, diet-related disease and the dietary needs of different groups.

21 past Home Economics questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme.

## Common Level

### 2026

- Q1 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q3 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q11 (80 marks): family relationships, meal planning, home safety - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=8) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q12 (80 marks): food labelling, food storage, waste and recycling - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)

### 2025

- Q1 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q3 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q12 (80 marks): health and wellbeing, room design, meal planning - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)

### 2024

- Q5 (8 marks): meal planning - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q6 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q8 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)
- Q9 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)
- Q12 (80 marks): health and wellbeing, food commodities, family structures and roles - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q13 (80 marks): consumer choices, food labelling, upcycling - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=17) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)

### 2023

- Q7 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)
- Q8 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)
- Q9 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)

### 2022

- Q3 (8 marks): health and wellbeing - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q5 (8 marks): meal planning - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q6 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q12 (80 marks): meal planning, food labelling, fabric care - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)
- Q13 (80 marks): health and wellbeing, upcycling, budgeting - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)

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- [Family, Health & Wellbeing](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/family-health-wellbeing)
- [Consumer & Money Management](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/consumer-money-management)
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- [Textiles & Craft](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/textiles-craft)
- [All Home Economics past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec)