“Malnourished

- is poorly or improperly nourished or suffering from malnutrition,”

“Malnutrition
- is getting too little or too much of nutrients.”

Nutrients –
It is a chemical substance in food provides nourishment to the body to sustain growth
and maintain life, structural materials and energy. In short, it provides nourishment to the body.”
- It has 6 main categories, such as; Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins,
Minerals and Water.
- Its functions are; to provide energy, to build and repair tissues and to regulate body
processes.

“Desirable Body Weight

is also called ideal body weight. It is a weight that is believed to be maximally healthful
for a person.
-

Total Energy Requirement

it is the average of energy required for a day. It is computed using this formula: DBW ×
PA (Physical Activity).

Iron
- Used for hemoglobin and other key compounds used in respiration; and immune
function

Zinc
- Required for enzymes; growth, immunity, alcohol metabolism, reproduction.

Iodine
Aids thyroid hormone
- Regulate growth and development

Vitamin A
 (retinoid) and pro-vitamin A (carotenoids)
Promote vision; light and color. Promote growth, prevent drying of skin and eyes.
Promote resistance to bacterial infection
- Skeletal and growth development.

Vitamin D (chole- and ergocalciferol)

- Promotes normal bone and teeth formation.
- Maintain optimal calcification of bones

Vitamin C
Healing of wounds and bone fractures.
- Building of body resistance against infection.

Thiamine
- Helps maintain good appetite, good skin tone, and normal vision, promote GIT and
for normal functioning of nerves.

Riboflavin
- Essential for protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolism. It helps maintain healthy
skin, tongue, and mouth, normal vision, proper growth and development.

Calcium
- Helps in bone formation and tooth formation. Maintenance of acid-base and
electrolyte balance. Increasing the body's resistance to infection.

5 KEYS OF A HEALTHY DIET

1. Breastfeed babies and young children.
2. Eat variety of foods
3. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables
4. Eat moderate of fats and oils
5. Eat less salt
 Topic: Balance Diet
Name: ______________________

Please choose the best answer.

1. It is poorly or improperly nourished or suffering from malnutrition.
a. Malnutrition
B. Desirable Body Weight
C. Total Energy Requirement
D. Malnourished

2. It is getting too little or too much of nutrients.

a. Malnutrition
B. Desirable Body Weight
C. Total Energy Requirement
D. Malnourished

3. Is also called ideal body weight. It is a weight that is believed to be maximally healthful for a
person.
a. Malnutrition
B. Desirable Body Weight
C. Total Energy Requirement
D. Malnourished

4. It is the average of energy required for a day.

a. Malnutrition
B. Desirable Body Weight
C. Total Energy Requirement
D. Malnourished
5. It is a weight that is believed to be maximally healthful for a person.
a. Malnutrition
B. Desirable Body Weight
C. Total Energy Requirement
D. Malnourished

6. It is computed using this formula: DBW × PA (Physical Activity).

a. Malnutrition
B. Desirable Body Weight
C. Total Energy Requirement
D. Malnourished

7. Give at least 4 of the 6 main categories of nutrients.

A. ______________
B. ______________
C. ______________
D. ______________
 Topic: Important Nutrients for her Growth and Development

Name: ______________________

Please choose the best answer.

1. Used for hemoglobin and other key compounds used in respiration; and immune
function.

a. Iron
b. Zinc
c. Iodine
d. vitamin A

2. Aids thyroid hormone.

a. Iron
b. Zinc
c. Iodine
d. vitamin A

3. Required for enzymes; growth, immunity, alcohol metabolism, reproduction.

a. Iron
b. Zinc
c. Iodine
d. vitamin A

4. Promote vision; light and color. Promote growth, prevent drying of skin and eyes.
a. Iron
b. Zinc
c. Iodine
d. vitamin A

5. Promotes normal bone and teeth formation.

a. Vitamin D
b. Zinc
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin A

6. Promote resistance to bacterial infection

a. Vitamin D
 b. Zinc
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin A

7. Maintain optimal calcification of bones.

a. Vitamin D
b. Zinc
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin A

8. Healing of wounds and bone fractures.

a. Vitamin D
b. Zinc
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin A

9. Building of body resistance against infection.

a. Vitamin D
b. Zinc
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin A

10. Promote resistance to bacterial infection

a. Vitamin D
b. Zinc
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin A

11. Helps maintain good appetite, good skin tone, and normal vision, promote GIT and
for normal functioning of nerves.
a. Thiamine
b. Riboflavin
c. Calcium
d. Vitamin A

12. Essential for protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolism.

a. Thiamine
b. Riboflavin
c. Calcium
d. Vitamin A

13. Maintenance of acid-base and electrolyte balance. Increasing the body's resistance
to infection.
 a. Thiamine
b. Riboflavin
c. Calcium
d. Vitamin A

14. It helps maintain healthy skin, tongue, and mouth, normal vision, proper growth and
development.
a. Thiamine
b. Riboflavin
c. Calcium
d. Vitamin A

15. Helps in bone formation and tooth formation.

a. Thiamine
b. Riboflavin
c. Calcium
d. Vitamin A
 Topic: 5 Keys of Healthy Diet

Name: ______________________

Identify the 5 Keys of Healthy Diet

1. _____________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________