Diet & Nutrition

Group Name: Healthy Girls

Laetitia Chia
Loh Ting Ting Grace Chia

Chantel Ku Amelia Loh

Chevonne Lee
Shawna Yeoh
 Content Page
Introduction of members
What I Know
What I want to Learn
What We Learnt
Health Promoting Tool
Step-By-Step Work Plan
Report on Implementation Process
Our Difficulties…
Fun Time!
 What we know?
• Laetitia Chia: I know that we need to drink at least 8 cups of water a day
to stay healthy.

• Grace Chia: I know we need to eat well so as to grow healthily.

• Shawna Yeoh : Diet and nutrition is very important to us.

• Chevonne Lee: We must eat vegetables everyday to stay healthy.

• Amelia Loh: We have to eat lots of fruits.

• Chantel Ku: We must have a healthy diet.

• Loh Ting Ting: We should not skip breakfast.

No QUESTIONS Ticks
1 Why is ice-cream not healthy for our body?
2 What is diet & nutrition?
3 What are some foods delicious but not healthy?
4 Why do we need to eat well to grow healthily?
5 What is a balanced diet and how to have it?
6 Why we should not eat too much fried food?
7 What’s good in milk?
8 Why we need to drink so much water every day?
9 Why we must eat plenty of vegetables?
10 How to avoid eating unhealthy food?
 What is diet?
Diet is the food that we eat and drink regularly.

What is nutrition?
Nutrition is the process by which living things receive the
food necessary for them to grow and be healthy.

THE FOOD WE EAT

The food we eat can

be classified into 3
main groups

THE “GROW” THE “GLOW

THE “GO” FOOD
FOOD “FOOD
 The “Go” food

Made up of Carbohydrates and fats. Sweet and

starchy foods are rich in carbohydrates. E.g. rice,
bread, cake, noodles etc.

They give us energy They keep us warm

 The “Grow” food

Made up of Proteins.
1) meat (eg fish, chicken),
2) animal products (eg milk, cheese)
3) nuts, peas & beans.

They help us to grow strong,

tall and repair old and
damaged tissues.
The “Glow” food

Made up of Vitamins & mineral

salts. We can obtain them from
fruits, vegetables, liver, eggs,
milk etc.

They keep us strong, healthy

and protect us from certain
disease.
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, mineral
salts and water are called nutrients.

A balanced diet contains the right amount

of the nutrients the body needs.
 The Healthy Diet Food Pyramid
The healthy diet food pyramid is an outline of what to eat each day. It is
a general guide that lets you choose a healthier diet that's right for you.

EAT LEAST

EAT MODERATELY

EAT MOST

EAT PLENTY
Eat 2 servings of fruits &

3 servings of vegetables
Every day for Good Health
 Food Guide Pyramid Table
To make the most of the pyramid, we need to know what counts as 1 serving,
Vegetable Bread serving Fruit serving size Milk serving size Meat serving size
serving size size
1 cup raw, leafy 1 slice bread 1 medium piece 1 cup milk or 2-3 ounces lean
vegetables of fruit (eg. 1 yogurt meat, poultry or
medium banana) fish
.1 small apple,
orange or pear
.1 wedge papaya
.10 grapes
½ cup cooked or ½ cup cooked ½ cup mixed fruit 1-1/2 ounces Other food which
chopped raw cereal, rice or ¼ cup dried fruit natural cheese counts as 1
vegetables pasta (40g) ounce meat; ½
½ bagel or cup cooked dry
English muffin beans, 1 egg, 2
tablespoons
peanut butter or
½ cup nuts
¾ cup vegetable 5-6 small crackers 1 cup fruit juice 2 ounces process
juice (250ml) cheese
Why we should not eat too much fried food?

Sir.. Fried chicken is

not good for your
health.

Mind your own

business, you
BusyBody.
 The effects of eating too much fried food
1) Causes obesity 2) Problems of digestion

3) Interferences with brain development 4) Mulnutrition

Memory loss

3)
Eating too much fried
Really? This is
Interference
food will lead to
frightening!
many illness.
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Why do we need to drink so much water every
day?

Dad, why do we need to

drink so much water in
the morning?

Well, Son, drinking water on an

empty stomach helps to get the
stomach & intestines working.
What is the primary function of water?
What is the primary
function of water to
the body? Alright, Kelvin,
let me explain it
to you as best
1. Helps in digestion as I can

2. Removes waste from the body

This is the result

of not drinking
enough water
What is the primary function of water?
3. Lubricates the joints.

You’re!!right!

4. Maintaining the cell structure.

6. Transporting nutrients to various parts of

the body requires water too.
Yes, from now
Kelvin, by now you should onwards I shall
drink enough
understand the importance of
water to keep my
water to our body!
body healthy.
5. On a hot day,
water helps to
regulate the body
temperature.
 1. Helps in
digestion.

2. Removes waste 3. Lubricates the joints

from the body.

The importance of
drinking at least 8
cups of water a day

6. Transports
4. Maintaining the nutrients to various
cell structure parts of the body.

5. Helps to regulate
the body temperature
Why do we need to eat plenty of vegetables ?

Teacher, I don't want

to eat vegetables. I
dislike eating them

Let me explain the advantages of eating

vegetables. Vegetables contain fibre that
helps in digestion. Besides, vegetables
contain mineral salts such as calcium and
iron needed for body growth.
Why must we eat plenty of vegetables ?

The latest findings by doctors show

that children who do not eat enough
vegetables suffer from tooth decay.

Really? Gee. I don't

want to lose all my
teeth! I shall eat
vegetables from now
on!
Design an Educational
cardboard game
 Target Group: Children Age 7 & above

Step 1: To design a path for the movers on the empty cardboard..

Step 2: Think of as many types of food that are nutritious or not to the body.
Step 3: Type and print out on coloured and matte paper.
Step 4:. Choose a picture for each card .
Step 5: Cut and paste them together.
Design and Paste some stickers on the game board. Step 6:
Find a dice and a few movers.
Step 7: Get some children to play the game. Explain to them
the purpose of the game.
An Educational cardboard game

Copyright design by Healthy Girls Group

A Game of Fun…”Diet & Nutrition”
 Home Sweet Home

Yah, I’m the

winner!
 Report on Implementation Process

29 Mar Our group found out from the following websites:

http://www.nutrition.com.sg
http://www.purchon.com/biology/diet.htm
We gathered our information from various “young scientist magazine” issue no:65(L2),52 (L2),70(L3) etc.
We also gathered our information from books such as “Times complete home tutor Science”

31 Mar We discussed and decided to design an educational card board game on diet and nutrition. We design a path for
the movers on the boardgame and think of types of food that are nutritious or not to the body.

1 April We gathered the information and print out on coloured and matt paper.
6 April Then we cut them to size and pasted them together. We designed and pasted stickers on the boardgame. We found
a dice and a few movers.
7 April We played and tried out the game.

Feedback: The game was really fun and interesting . It has

benefited us . The group has learnt the health
knowledge and skills.
Conclusion: We are now more aware of the type of food we eat whether they are nutritious or not. We
realised that some food are not healthy for our body. We also learnt the importance of
drinking water and eating plenty of vegetables so as to keep ourselves healthy.
We are now more aware of the type of food we eat. We
realised that some foods are delicious but not
nutritious for our body. We also learnt the importance
of drinking water and eating plenty of vegetables so as
to keep ourselves healthy.
Quiz Time!
Q1) Does eating too much fried
food cause interferences with the
brain development- memory loss?
Quiz Time!
Q2) Does drinking 8 cups of water a
day help to lubricates our joints?