Food and Health in lesson video in want class 4 standard
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FOOD AND NUTRITION
Our body needs food to help us grow, keep us healthy and give us energy.
It is important to eat a healthy, balanced diet.
A healthy diet includes nutrients from all the food groups. A balanced diet
includes the right amount of food from each group.
We also need to drink six to eight glasses of water a day. The food groups
are:
1. Pasta, rice and bread.
2. Butter and oils.
3. Meat, fish and eggs.
4. Milk, yoghurt and cheese.
5. Fruits.
6. Vegetables
We need to eat five meals every day:
1. Breakfast.
2. A mid-morning snack.
3. Lunch.
4. A mid-afternoon snack.
5. Dinner.
It is important to eat the correct amount of food. If we don’t eat enough
food, we lose weight. If we eat too much food, we put on weight.
Food contains the nutrients that our body needs. Nutrients help us grow,
keep us healthy and give us energy. The nutrient groups are:
1. Fats
2. Carbohydrates
3. Proteins
4. Minerals
5. Vitamins
6. Fiber
We can use the food wheel to help us eat a healthy, balanced diet. We need
to eat a lot of foods from the big sections and less foods from th