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Food and Nutrition for Lower secondary students
1. FOOD AND NUTRITION
Why and what we eat, and how food affects our body?
BIOLOGY-LOWER SECONDARY
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2. About this presentation
1) It is a brief introduction to the subject.
2) Part 1 presents an overview of the topic of food and nutrition.
3) Part 2/3 deals with the specific objectives as prescribed in the MIE
book.
4) The worksheets can be adapted to your own needs.
5) Part 3 deals with balanced diet, the importance of balanced diet.
NB: The videos contain a lot of information that are often repeated.
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4. Why do we eat food?
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5. Why is it important to know about the food we eat?
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The food that we eat or we do not eat may/can make us
healthy or sick.
Video:1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inEPlZZ_SfA&t=215s
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFE1DfAlipo&t=69s
7. Define nutrients as food substances or molecules that all
organisms need for proper functioning of the body.
• Our food is made up of nutrients.
• These nutrients act as fuel, protectors, and body builders in our body.
There are 6 nutrients.
1. Carbohydrates
2. Proteins
3. Fats
4. Vitamins
5. Minerals
6. Water
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8. What does “Food rich in” means?
Most food contain almost all the 6 nutrients.
When we say a food is rich in a certain nutrient, it means that the food contains a high level of that
nutrient.
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Examine the detailed labels in these
pictures.
Carbohydrates=6.8g
Fat=16.8g
Protein=12g
We can find that there is more fat in the
picture 1. So we say that the food in picture
1, is rich in fats.
PICTURE1
PICTURE2
The food in picture 2 is rich in
____________________.
9. HOMEWORK
• Examine the labels of canned food,
packaged food, soft drinks, any food that
you consume.
• Find out their ingredients.
• Answer the questions:
• 1. The food is rich in ______________.
• For each of the items
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10. Foods rich in___________
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Carbohydrates Fats Proteins
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13. Define nutrients as food substances or molecules. Nutrients are
made up of molecules
Food is made up of nutrients.
Nutrients are made up molecules.
Carbohydrates Fats Proteins Vitamins Minerals
Water
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MOLECULES
14. State the main role of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins,
minerals and water
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Carbohydrates
Food for Energy
Minerals
Food for Health
Vitamins
Food for Health
Proteins
Food for Body
building
16. There Are 2 Types OF CARBOHYDRATES.
These 2 Groups Are Further Divided.
Carbohydrate
Simple
Carbohydrate
Glucose
(From sugar)
Fructose
(From Fruits)
Lactose
(From milk)
Complex
Carbohydrate
Starch Fibre
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17. Carbohydrates
There are 2 types of carbohydrates
Simple carbohydrate Complex carbohydrate
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licensed under CC BY-SA Fructose
Glucose
Lactose
Rice
Video on testing the
presence of simple
carbohydrate:
https://www.youtube.co
m/results?search_query
=test+for+presence+of+
sugar+in+food+
Video on testing the
presence of complex
carbohydrate:
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=I5Qwlw
u8PBM
18. Name the Examples Of Food Sources Rich In Simple And Complex
Carbohydrates.
Video: https://vimeo.com/74242957
Simple Carbohydrate Complex Carbohydrate
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19. Demonstrate an understanding of starch as a complex carbohydrate
made up of simple sugar units.
• Video 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5hhrDFo8Vk
Video 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO244P1e9QM
Homework
• 1. Make a list of all foods rich in simple carbohydrate that you eat.
• 2. . Make a list of all foods rich in complex carbohydrate that you eat.
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20. What is Fibre?
Sources Uses
• Dietary Fibre helps us feel fuller for longer and
can improve cholesterol and blood sugar
levels.
• It can help in preventing some diseases such
as diabetes, heart disease and bowel cancer.
• Fibre is important for our digestive health and
regular bowel movements. Fibre helps push
the food down our digestive tract by
peristalsis. Fibre helps us remove wastes from
our body easily.
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Animal sources of Protein Vegetable
Test for the presence of protein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X6wCaNPkvc&t=7s
Foods Rich In Protein-
23. USES OF PROTEINS-Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf8OdJa8DTU
PROTEINS
For
Growth
To make
enzymes
To make
antibodies
For Cell Repair
And
Replacement
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24. FATS
• USES
1. Fats provide us with energy.
2. Fats insulate our body. This means that it
helps us keep warm.
• There are animal fats- butter, cream, lard,
clarified butter (ghee).
• There are vegetable fats, -margarine,
vegetable oils, like coconut oil, palm oil,
avocado oil, olive oil, mustard oil, peanut
butter etc.
• Video to test for the presence of fats:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGdb4X9swDQ
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25. MINERAL: CALCIUM
Sources
Uses
Helps in bone and teeth formation
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What happens when you lack
calcium?
Rickets
What are the signs and symptoms of
rickets?
1. Bones become weak-can cause
bowed deformity.
2. Bones can fracture more easily. This Photo by
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26. WATER
1. Our body is made up of approximately 70
% of water.
2. Water is important for the proper
functioning of our bodies.
a) Water dissolves poisonous substances
that are removed from our body though
sweat and urine.
b) Water helps in digesting food.
c) Water helps cool the body. When we
sweat, the sweat cools our skin.
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28. WORKSHEET
Case study 1. Mala is always feeling weak and suffers from headaches. She cannot
concentrate in class and cannot remember her lessons.
1. What deficiency disease does she suffer from? _______________________________.
2. What will you recommend her to eat so that she gets better?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________.
3. What are the functions of the mineral you have recommended?
___________________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________
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29. WORKSHEET
Case study 2. Jamilah cannot see well at night.
1. What deficiency disease does she suffer from?
_______________________________.
2. What will you recommend her to eat so that she can see better?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
_________________.
3. What are the functions of the vitamin you have recommended?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
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30. WORKSHEET
Case study 3. Robin has weak bones. He gets hurt easily. He often fractures
or breaks his bones. His legs are bowed. So, his mother forbids him to play
.
1. What deficiency disease does he suffer from?
_______________________________.
2. What will you recommend him to eat so that his bones become
stronger?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
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31. WORKSHEET
Case study 4. Manuel’s teeth break easily. His bones are not very strong to.
He is always wearing a plaster in his arm or foot. His father has forbidden
him to take P.E classes.
1. What deficiency disease does he suffer from? _______________________________.
2. What will you recommend him to eat so that his teeth and bones become
stronger?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________.
3. What are the functions of the mineral you have recommended?
__________________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________.
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33. Define the term balanced diet as comprising of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals water, and dietary
fibres in the correct proportion.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inEPlZZ_SfA&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2AIKk_nkFGz_OaQfkglzodqIY-
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Question; What is a balanced diet?
Answer: A balanced diet gives the body
the appropriate nutrients, in the right
amount so that the body functions at its
best.
Balanced diet of each person will depend
on the age, lifestyle, work and where the
person lives
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Video English and French:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6iIlmLiotg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH2-VsFrjQ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgHgOxtonmM
34. Balanced Diet For best health: Each case is different.
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35. Recognise that malnutrition may be the result of either a lack or
an excess of a particular nutrient in the diet
Malnutrion
Excess of a
nutrient/overnutrition
Carbohydrate/fat/protein
Risk of obesity
Risk of diabetes
Lack of a
nutrient/undernutrition
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Iron
Calcium
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36. VITAMIN A
Sources Uses
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1.Extremely important for eyes, enables to see at night.
2. Increase the body’s defense against infection.
What happens when you lack vitamin A?
Nightblindness/We cannot see well or not at
all at night.
What are the signs and symptoms of
lack of vitamin A?
We cannot see well or not al all at
night.
37. Vitamin D
Sources Uses
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Helps in bone and teeth formation.
What happens when
you lack Vitamin D?
Rickets
What are the signs and symptoms of
rickets?
1. Bones become weak-can cause
bowed deformity.
2. Bones can fracture more easily.
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38. MINERAL:IRON
Sources
Uses
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Iron helps to form haemoglobin. Haemoglobin’s
first role is to transport oxygen from the lungs to body
tissues to maintain basic life functions.
What happens when you lack iron?
Anemia
What are the signs and symptoms of
anemia?
1. WEAKNESS
2. FATIGUE
3. HEADACHES
4. POOR MEMORY AND CONCENTRATION.
39. Show an awareness that excess carbohydrates in the diet can lead to diabetes while excess
fats can lead to obesity and heart diseases.
Excess
carbohydrates
and fat
Excess fuel is
stored as fat in
the body
Obesity Heart disease
Pancreas
cannot
process sugar
Diabetes
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40. WORKSHEET
Case 1: Jean has eaten a loaf of bread, butter, cheese and an
omelet for breakfast.
1. Has Jean eaten a balanced diet? _________________
2. If your answer is “No”, what can he add to his breakfast to
turn into a proper balanced meal?
______________________________________________.
Case 2. You have bought a regular meal at fast food joint.
1. Is it a balanced meal?
2. What can you add and delete to it, to turn this
3. meal into a balanced one.
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41. WORKSHEET/Project work
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Instructions:
1. Find out the ingredients that are required to make the following meals: pizza, chicken
biryani and steak and chips.
2. Classify the ingredients into the 6 nutrients.
3. Can you turn these meals into a balanced meal? If yes, what will you add to the dishes?