Nutrition

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Nutrition
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Objectives

• To know the different classes of food and the
  role its play in our organism
• To understand the mechanism in winging

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Why do we eat?

• We eat to live

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What are the needs of our organism?

• Energy
• Minerals for construction

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Different classes of food

• Protein
• Fat and oil
• Glucose
• Mineral salt
• Vitamin
• Water

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Classification and role of food
Classes Role Example
Mineral salt Growth and protection Cassava leaves (iron, mineral salt) Calcium milk, cheeses, yogort, green vegetable and coconut
Vitamin Growth and protection A (Palm oil, pear, D (sun raise) C (Tomate, green vegetable, orange) E (djensen)
glucose Gives energy and growth Coco yam, potatoes, yams, plantain, rice, cassava
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Classification and role of food (next)
Classes Role Example
protein Builds, protects and repairs Soya beans, groundout, beans, rat mould, fish, mushroom, snails, crayfish
Water Eliminates wast Potable water
Fat and oil Facilitate digestion Palm oil, fats, butter, pear
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Feeding varies with

• Age
• Physical activity
• State of health
• NB Disordered feeding can lead to malnutrition
  (kwashiorkor)

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Breast feeding

• Its to feed the baby with breast milk
• Colostrums its the first yellow liquid the baby
  feeds on after birth. It prepares the digestive
  tract

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Advantages of breast milk

• Economical
• Practical
• Hygienic
• Digestible
• Complete
• Its an excellent contraceptive if the baby is
  fed exclusively and intensively on breast milk.
  Without the apparition of first menses and this
  within the six months after delivery.
• Reinforcing mother and child relationship

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Weaning

• This is the act of gradually withdrawing the baby
  from breast milk, Adding progressively other
  meals besides breast milk

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Practical cases

• 6 months light pap Soya beans or the York of
  egg or fish.
• 7-8 months Add bread and milk in babys food
• 8-12 months Feed baby with meals rich in body
  building
• From 12 months, complete meals with fruits and
  milk

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Enrich pap

• Corn Soya beans (3 spoon of pap 1spoon of
  soya beans
• Corn smoke fish (3 spoon of pap 1spoon of
  smoked and grind fish
• Corn egg york
• Corn milk
• Corn groundnut

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Conclusion

• Quality is better than quantity