Grade 2 (age 7-8)

Food & Nutrition

The food we eat every day is full of nutrients that give our body energy and help it grow. Bread gives carbohydrates for energy, beans give protein that builds the body, and fruits give vitamins that keep us healthy. Eating many kinds of food matters more than eating only one. Here you can sort five nutrients onto a plate and move the slider to see which foods hold each one and what it does.

Nutrients We Need

Choose Nutrient0 Carbs

What Nutrients Do

🍚 Carbs — The Energy Fuel

①Rice, bread, potatoes, noodles

②Like cars need gas, body needs carbs

③Eat breakfast for study energy!

🍖 Protein — Body-Building Bricks

①Meat, fish, eggs, beans

②Builds muscles, skin, hair

③Especially needed for growth — for height!

🥦 Vitamins & Minerals — The Shield

①Vegetables, fruits, milk

②Help prevent colds

③Strong bones and teeth

④Small amount = big power!

Summary

🎯 Nutrition Summary

①Carbs → energy (rice, bread)

②Protein → body building (meat, beans)

③Vitamins → health (veggies, fruits)

④Fat → energy storage (oil, nuts)

⑤Eating variety is most important!

Examples and Unit Test

Example 1

What do carbohydrates, protein, and vitamins each do in our body?

Carbohydrates become the energy that gives us power, and protein builds muscle and body.

Vitamins help keep us from getting sick and keep the body healthy.

▸ Carbohydrates = energy · protein = building the body · vitamins = staying healthy

Each nutrient does a different job, so eating a balanced diet matters.

Example 2

To grow tall and build muscle, food rich in which nutrient should you eat?

The nutrient that builds muscle and body is protein.

Protein is found a lot in meat, fish, eggs, and beans.

▸ Protein (found a lot in meat, fish, eggs, and beans)

During the growing years, the body especially needs a lot of protein.

Unit Test

Which nutrient becomes the energy that gives us power?

①Carbohydrates

②Protein

③Vitamins

④Minerals

⑤Water

▸ ① Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are found a lot in rice, bread, and noodles, and become the energy that gives our body power.

Protein builds the body and vitamins keep us healthy.

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