Grade 2 (age 7-8)

grade 2 Food & Nutrition

Food & Nutrition

The food we eat every day is full of nutrients that give our body energy and help it grow. Rice and bread hold carbohydrates that give energy, meat and beans hold protein that builds the body, and vegetables and fruit hold vitamins that keep us well. Eating many kinds of food matters more than eating only one. Sort the five nutrients onto a plate and move the slider: each nutrient's foods and its job come into view.

Nutrients We Need

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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 the body stay healthy

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)

⑤Minerals strengthen bones; water hydrates and helps temperature. Eating 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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