Topics
     • What is Food?
     • Why Do We Need Food?
     • What is a Balanced Diet?
     • Food Groups
     • Grains
     • Fruits
     • Vegetables
     • Meat, Fish, Egg and Alternatives
     • Milk and Alternatives
     • Fat/Oil, Salt and Sugar
     • Fluids
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                    What is Food?
    • Food is what we eat everyday to keep our 
      body alive and healthy
    • Food contains nutrients which our body needs
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                        What is Food?
     • Throughout the world there are differences in 
       food consumption due to:
        –socioeconomic conditions
        –food availability
        –culture, religion, belief 
     • A variety of food consumed in sufficient 
       quantities can promote health
     • Malnutrition (poorly nourished and over 
       nourished) may cause nutrition-related diseases
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             Why Do We Need Food?
    1. Growth and repair (body-building food)
        –Food contains nutrients
        –Nutrients provide us with materials to build our 
          body and to keep us growing
        –When we are fully grown, we still need foods to 
          repair damaged tissues
        –Nutrients needed for growth and repair are: 
          proteins, minerals and vitamins
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              Why Do We Need Food?
     2. Energy (energy-giving food)
        –Nutrients in food provide us with energy
        –Energy is used for performing daily activities, such as 
          sitting, standing and running
        –Energy is also used in maintaining proper functions of 
          organs, such as breathing, heart-beating and digesting
        –Energy is also used in keeping our body warm
        –Nutrients needed for energy are: carbohydrates, fats 
          and proteins
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