The document discusses the importance of food and nutrition, defining food as essential for energy, health, tissue building, and warmth. It introduces the concept of the 5Hs—hunger, health, habit, happiness, and hospitality—as reasons why we eat. Additionally, it explains the sources of food, ways to obtain it, and emphasizes the significance of a balanced diet containing proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, fibers, mineral salts, and water.

1. BUDO JUNIOR SCHOOL
TOPIC: FOOD AND NUTRITION

2. OUR FOOD
Food is anything good to eat or drink that is useful to the body.
Related terms:
 Feeding is the taking in of food into the body.
 Nutrition is the process by which food is taken in and used
by the body.
 Nutrients are substances that can be metabolized by the
body to get energy and to build the tissues. (Breaking food
in the body cells)

3. Examples of foods

4. Uses of food to the body
(i)Food provides energy to the body.
(ii)Food keeps the body healthy.
(iii)Food builds the body tissues.
(iv)Food provides warmth to the body.
Why we eat food
We eat food everyday for the following reasons (5Hs)
To satisfy Hunger
To be Healthy.

5. It is a habit.
Because of hospitality.
Because of happiness.
NB: The above reasons are known as the 5Hs, i.e.
(i)Hunger (because our stomachs are empty.
(ii)Health.(because we need to live)
(iii)Habit (it is time of the day when we normally go out for meals).
(iv)Happiness. (because we enjoy eating certain foods)
(v)Hospitality (because we have guests and its our custom to offer
them food)

6. Places where people get food from
(i)From shops ii) From the garden
(ii)From the supermarkets iv) From markets

7. Ways people get food
 Growing it in the garden.
 Buying it from shops, markets, supermarkets etc.
 Fishing from lakes, swamps, rivers etc.
 Through hunting.
 Gathering from forests and bushes.

8. BALANCED DIET
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Balanced diet is a meal containing all food values in their right amounts.
What makes up a balanced diet?
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A balanced diet is made up of (3) three main classes of food i.e. Proteins, Fats
and oils, and Carbohydrates.
Others are;
Vitamins
Roughages (fibers)
Mineral salts
Water

9. Activity
1. How is food important to you?
2. How do people in your area get food they eat?
3. What are the two sources of food?
4. What do the 5Hs stand for as related to food?
5. State three food nutrients that form part of the
balanced diet.