This document discusses the seven classes of food and having a balanced diet. It explains that no single food contains all essential nutrients and every food has different proportions of nutrients. A balanced diet means taking in enough of these various nutrients to meet an individual's needs, which can vary person to person. The document instructs students to create a mind map covering the seven classes of food, including what each class is made up of, how the body uses and processes it, and examples of foods that contain it.

1. TOPIC 2 – THE 7 CLASSES OF FOOD
Understand the seven classes of food and how they are used during exercise
Understand the need for a balanced diet
Learning Outcomes:
A – Attempt exam questions using
notes to Support answers
B – Define Obesity and Explain what
and why there are limitations
C – Define and Understand the
terms of BMR, BMI and Percentage
Body Fat
Do Now Task – Mark your questions that you had for
Homework

2. BALANCED DIET
No single food contains all the essential nutrients the body needs to stay healthy
and function properly.
Nutrients - a substance that provides nourishment essential for the maintenance of life
and for growth
And every food contains different proportions of these nutrients.
A balanced diet is taking in enough of these nutrients equal to what the
individual needs. This varies for everybody. Why?
Main advice is to increase our fruit and vegetable intake

3. INDEPENDENT TASK
Work through pages 20-25 and create a Mind Map that provides all
the information for the 7 classes of food.
Your Mind Map must include answers to these questions for each
class.
- What is it made up of? Chemicals etc.
- How does the body use it?
- How is it formed and/or processed in the body?
- What foods can we find it in?

4. QUESTION TIME
Write the question and the answer
We eat different classes of food. One of these classes of food is fat.
Describe two benefits to athletes of including ‘fat’ in their diet. (2 Marks)
There are two types of fats what are they? (2 Marks)
What are the three main groups of carbohydrates dependent on their molecule size?
(3 Marks)
Provide two reasons for the body to need water? (2 Marks)