WEEK NINE                                                                        Date…………………..
TOPIC: IMPORTANCE OF FOOD
CONTENT: What is Food?
Food is a substance which when taken into the body yields materials which can produce energy, yields substance for growth and repair of our body tissues.
It should be valuable in the regulation of our body functions and it should not be harmful to the body. Good food is the basis of good health and well-being.
IMPORTANCE OF FOOD
1. Food eliminates hunger.
2. Food is use for entertainment.
3. Food serves a source of income.
4. Food helps in resistance of disease.
5. Food provides energy.
6. Food helps in recovery from illness.
7. Food builds the body
EVALUATION QUESTION
1. What is food?
2. Mention the importance of food to the body.
READING ASSIGNMENT
Read page 215 of Basic and Technology for Junior Secondary School 1.
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
1. ________ provides energy required by the body for physical activities. A. Water B. Vitamins         C. Proteins         D. Food
2. One of the following is concerned with nutrition _______ A. how food is used by the cells for proper functioning B. composition of food C. how food is digested D. all of the above.
3. Which class of food builds and repairs worn out tissues and cells of the body? A. Fat and oil     B. vitamins C. Carbohydrates D. Proteins
4. Food is important to the body in the following ways except _______ A.it promotes good health B. it develops the body muscles C.it reduces energy D. it makes the body grow well
5. Lack of vitamin A will cause all these diseases except _______ A. eye infection B. night blindness C. beriberi D. low disease resistance.
THEORY
1. What is nutrition?
2. State any five importance of food nutrients
REFERENCE TEXT
1. Essentials of Physical and Health Education for Junior Secondary School 1.
2. Basic and Technology for Junior Secondary School 1.