Nutrition

NUTRITION

CLASSES OF FOOD

1. Food is the source of energy for all living things.
2. The importance of food includes:
o Build a healthy bodies
o Repairs and replaces damaged tissues
o Build new cells
o For growth
o Warms the body
o Provides energy for carrying out work

3. Food can be classified into seven main classes.

• Carbohydrates
• Protein
• Fat
• Vitamins
• Mineral salts
• Dietary fibre(roughage)
• Water

Carbohydrates
1. Carbohydrates is made up of carbon, hydrogen and o*ygen.
2. There are three types of carbohydrates:
• starch
• sugar
• cellulose
3. Food rich in carbohydrates include rice, potato, sugar, bread and banana.
4. Carbohydrates is our main source of energy. Carbohydrates supplies us with energy to carry out daily activities such as walking, breathing and working.
5. E*cess carbohydrates are stored as fat in our body.