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 Perform physical
activities

Food enable Building, growing,

us to: Repairing cells.

Fight diseases
 Carbohydrate

Proteins

Fats
Classes of Food
Vitamins

Minerals

Fibre

Water
 Carbon

Hydrogen
Carbohydrate
Consists of:

Oxygen
 Starch – rice, bread, bananas

Sugars – syrup, honey, jam,

sugar-cane, fruits.
Carbohydrate
presents in:
Cellulose – all plant cell
(vegetables)
- cannot be digested

Glycogen – liver and muscles

Flour Potato

Banana
Bread
 Function of carbohydrate

1.Provide energy and enables us to do work

and physical activities.

2. Physiological processes – growth and

reproduction.

3. Maintain body temperature.

Percentage of carbohydrate in food

Type of food % of carbohydrate

Rice 76
Bread 74
Potato 64
Banana 53
Meat 10
Fish 2
1. A protein is a big molecule that is made up
of amino acids.

Carbon

Hydrogen
Proteins
Consists of: Oxygen

Nitrogen
2. Our body mainly is made up of protein.

3. Protein is needed to repair of damage or

injured tissues and also for growth of
new cells.
Fish Chicken

Eggs

Pork
 Carbon

Fats Hydrogen
Consists of:
Oxygen

1. Fats consists of smaller units of fatty

acids and glycerol.
2. Fats in liquid form is called an oil
3. Animal fats are in solid form at room temperature
3. Fats also can be found in plants like oil palm
and ground nuts

4. The function of fat:

i. be used during extreme starvation.
ii. Placed under layer of skin and act as
heat insulator (keep body warm)
iii. Fats around the organ help to protect the
internal organ.