A look at the grade 2 lesson
Food can be divided into three types
Energy giving food
Give us energy to work. They contain carbohydrate and fats.
Carbohydrates
They are found in foods like rice, pasta, cassava, yam etc. when starchy foods are eaten and digested, simple sugars like glucose are obtained. It is this glucose that the body uses for energy.
There are two major types of carbohydrates:
1. Simple carbohydrates (Sugar)
- Fruits
- Milk
- White sugar you would find in a sugar bowl
- Chocolates
