Yes, it’s FOOD! You know it, don’t you? What does your life depend on? What can make you healthy, ill or even kill you? What do over a billion people not have enough of? And another billion have too much of? What can be yummy or yukky? You know it, don’t you? Yes, it’s FOOD!

Everyone knows that. You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t eat Everyone knows that. You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t eat. I wonder what is your favourite food?

Let me guess… hamburgers? Ice cream? Candy bars? Well that’s probably more likely than raw carrots or garlic.

Food is made up of nutrients Food is made up of nutrients. These are the things which give you energy or help build up your body as you grow.

The most important Big Three nutrients are: proteins which you find in meat, fish, beans and stuff carbohydrates – sugar is one and you find others in bread, cereals and vegetables fat – I guess you know what that is. You find it in fried foods, cheese, butter, and oils

But there are other things too which you need to eat But there are other things too which you need to eat. They are vitamins and minerals.

So... which foods are good?

Fruits Fish Vegetables Grains Pulses Olive oil

So... which foods are bad?

Salty foods Sugar and sugary foods like cakes and candies Fatty foods Junk food Fast food Fried food

I HEALTHY FOOD!