Food Nutrition and Health II

Physical and Health Education J.S.S 1 First Term

Theme:

WEEK 10

Food Nutrition and Health II

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

1. Classify food based on nutrients.
2. List the importance of each food nutrients.
3. State the importance of food.

Content

Classes of food

There are six major classes of food based on their nutrient properties:

Carbohydrates

 

Carbohydrates are chemical compounds which act as the primary biological means of storing or consuming energy; This means carbohydrates are the major source of energy which we need for human functioning and physical activity.

Similar to fat, digestible carbohydrate in your diet provides you with energy, although in a more readily available form than that in fat. 

Sources Of Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are found…