NUTRITION

What are nutrients???
They are chemicals our food contains to provide us with energy.

Types of nutrients and their uses.

1)Carbohydrates
They are energy giving nutrients that keeps us warm. They come in the form of sugars and starches. Too much of it could cause obesity and weight gain.

2)Fats
Similar to carbohydrates, they basically gives us energy and protects our organs.

3)Proteins
It is for repairing or mantaining the cells. It helps us grow and is a source of energy too. Proteins are obtained by eating meat and too little of it can lead to deficiency disease.

4)Vitamins
Vitamins protects our bodies from diseases and keeps them functioning.

5)Minerals
Helps our body to stay healthy . Types of minerals are sodium, iron and calcium.

That is all for Nutritions!

The Digestive System

Week 2(9nov-15nov)

I will be posting on the digestive system.

DIGESTION IS IMPORTANT!!!
When you eat foods, they are not in the small form that the body can use as nourishment. Food and drinks must be changed into smaller pieces of nutrients before they can be absorbed into the blood and carried to cells throughout the body. Digestion is the process by which food and drinks are broken down into their smallest pieces so the body can use them to build and nourish cells and to provide energy.

1)Mouth
The start of the process calleed digestion is the mouth. The digestive process begins in the mouth. Food is partly broken down by chewing and by the chemical action of salivary enzymes(saliva, these enzymes are produced by the salivary glands and break down starches into smaller molecules).

2)The esophagus or gullet
After being chewed and swallowed, the food enters the gullet. The gullet is a long tube that is from the mouth to the stomach. It uses wave-like muscle movements to force food from the throat into the stomach. This muscle movement gives us the ability to eat or drink even when we're upside-down!

3)Stomach
It is a large sack of acids that is able to break down food into smaller substances.

4)Small intestines
In the small intestine, bile (produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder), and other digestive enzymes produced by the inner wall of the small intestine help in the breakdown of food.

5)Large intestines
Water is removed.

6)Anus
Wasted is discharged.

Week 1 (2nov- 8nov)

2nd November
Breakfast-peanut butter and bread with milk(rice and alternative)
Lunch-Rice(rice and alternative)fish(meat and alternatives)Kailan(fruits and vegtables)
Dinner-Noodles(rice and alternative)Bubble tea(Fats,sugar and salt)

3rd November
Breakfast-Kaya toast and milk(rice and alternative)
Lunch-Chicken rice(rice and alternative,meat and alternatives and Fats,sugar and salt)
Dinner-Sushi(rice and alternative, meat and alternatives)

4th November
Breakfast-Roti Prata(rice and alternative)
Lunch-Pasta with mashed potato(rice and alternative and fruits and vegtables)
Dinner-Shepherds pie(meat and alternatives)

5th November
Breakfast-Bread with jam and milk(rice and alternative)
Lunch-Fried rice(rice and alternative)
Dinner-Chicken in a basket(meat and alternatives)

6th November
Breakfast-Cereal(rice and alternative)
Lunch-Fish and chips(meat and alternatives)
Dinner-Macaroni(rice and alternative)

7th November
Breakfast-Bread with egg(rice and alternative)
Lunch-Fillet-o-fish(rice and alternative)
Dinner-Vegeterian food(fruits and vegtables)

8th November
Breakfast-Ham and Bread(rice and alternative)
Lunch-Chicken rice(rice and alternative,meat and alternatives and Fats,sugar and salt)
Dinner-Pig(meat and alternatives)

My Learning targets

-Find out how the digestive system works.
-What is the advantages of eating out.
What nutrients must we eat to be healthy.