FOOD AND NUTRITION

Subject :

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

Topic :

FOOD AND NUTRITION

Class :

PRIMARY FIVE (5)

THIRD TERM

WEEK 1

LEARNING MATERIALS

• Whiteboard/Chalkboard
• Explanatory posters/pictures
• Fruits
• Palm oil
• Vegetable oil
• Vegetables
• Grains

Instructional Materials :

• Lagos State Scheme of Work.
• Online Materials.
• Physical and Health Education for Primary Schools

Previous Knowledge :

The pupils have been taught topics on Physical and Health Education in their previous lesson

Behavioural Objectives :  At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

• Say the sources of food nutrients.
• Explain some thing about Nutrition deficiencies

Content :

SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS

Nutrients are found in the variety of foods that we eat. We have six types of food from where we get all nutrients.

                            TYPES OF FOOD

1. Carbohydrates:Energy giving foods, made up of sugars or starches. Examples are yam, banana, cassava, maize, rice.
2. Protein:make us grow, strong and repair the body. Examples are Beans, fish, egg.
3. Fat: also gives us energy for work and play.it keeps us warm. Examples are Palm oil, Soy oil, Margarine, vegetable oil.
4. Vitamins:it protect us from diseases. Examples are fruits, corn.
5. Minerals:help to form strong bones and teeth. Examples are Milk, meat vegetables, fruits, grains, beans and starchy vegetables.
6. Water:it carries other nutrients to all parts of the body and helps to remove wastes from the body.

NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY DISEASES

Nutritional diseases are illness that happen as a result of inadequate, poor diet.

Inadequate and poor diet causes various diseases like:

1. KWASHIORKOR:it is cause by eating mostly carbohydrate food. The person lack  food that contains  protein, vitamin C, iodine and folic acid
2. RICKETS:it is the softening of bones in children due to deficiency in vitamin D, magnesium, calcium.
3. PELLAGRA:it is a vitamin deficiency disease caused by lack of niacin (Vitamin B3) in the diet. Not eating enough vegetables, sea foods, meat and egg can also cause PELLAGRA.
4. SCURVY:happens when there is deficiency of Vitamin C (fruits and vegetables).
5. BERIBERI:caused by thiamin (Vitamin B) and excessive intake of alcohol.
6. ANEMIA:it occurs when the red blood cells are unable to carry enough to the body cell. It is caused by lack of vegetables, eggs, liver and meat.
7. DIABETICS:it happens when the blood glucose level is higher than normal.it can be prevented by living a healthy life style.

Presentation

The topic is presented step by step

Step 1:

The class teacher revises the previous topics

Step 2.

He introduces the new topic

Step 3:

The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise

Evaluation :

• What is Balanced diet?
• List the six kinds of food from which we can select the foods we eat daily.
• What is a nutritional disease?
• List three deficiency diseases.

Conclusion :

The teacher summarize the lesson. He or she gives out a board summary of the topic as note . He or she goes round to mark and does the necessary corrections