Animal Nutrition
Understand that animals, including humans, need the right types and amounts of nutrition, and that animals cannot make their own food
What a learner can do afterwards
- Name the main food groups: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre, water
- Explain that animals get energy from food they eat, unlike plants which make their own
- Describe what happens with too much or too little of a food group (e.g. weak bones without calcium)
The lesson
You already know that living things need food. But animals cannot make their own food the way plants do. Instead, animals eat food to get the energy they need to move, grow, and stay healthy.
Mia's lunch has bread, chicken, and an apple. Bread gives her carbohydrates for energy. Chicken gives her protein to help her grow. The apple gives her fibre and vitamins. Together, these foods help her body work well.
Eating too much or too little of a food group can cause problems. Not getting enough calcium, a mineral found in milk and cheese, can leave your bones weak. Eating a mix of food groups every day keeps your body strong.
Animals cannot make their own food, so eating the right mix of food groups each day gives the body the energy and nutrients it needs to stay healthy.
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