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2. 2Health Grade 3Learners MaterialFirst Edition, 2013ISBN: 978-971-0468-21-8Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist inany work of Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of thegovernment agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessaryfor exploitation of such work for profit. Such agency or office may, amongother things, impose as a condition the payment of royalties.Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, picture, photos, brand,names, trademarks, etc.) included in this book are owned by their respectivecopyright owners. The publisher and authors do not represent nor claimownership over them.Published by the Department of EducationSecretary: Br. Armin A. Luistro FSCUndersecretary: Dina S. Ocampo, Ph.D.Development Team of the Learners MaterialReviewers: Mark Kenneth S. Camiling, Rhodora L. Formento, Evelina M.VicencioAuthors: Rizaldy R. Cristo, Minerva C. David, Aidena Nuesca, Jennifer E.Quinto, Gezyl G. Ramos, Emerson O. SabadlabIllustrator: Eric de S. Guia, Fermin M. Fabella, Raemon C. Dela PeaEncoders: Danica Nicole G. BaaProof reviewer: Salvacion OlinaresFocal Person: Nerisa M. BeltranDepartment of Education Instructional Materials Council Secretariat (Dep Ed IMCS)Office Address: 5th Floor Mabini Bldg. DepEd ComplexMeralco Avenue, Pasig CityPhilippines 1600Telefax: (02) 634 1054 or 634 1072E mail Address: imcsetd@yahoo.com 3. 3Table of ContentsQuarter 1 Nutrition ................................................................. 1Lesson 1: Good or bad nutrition ......................................... 5Lesson 2: Are you under eating? ....................................... 7Lesson 3: Vitamins for life ..................................................... 10Lesson 4: Minerals for life ..................................................... 13Lesson 5: Are you overeating? ........................................... 16Lesson 6: Eat just right........................................................... 18Lesson 7: Grow with healthy food ...................................... 21Lesson 8: Healthy with clean and safe food .................... 25Lesson 9: Maintain a healthy life style ............................... 29 4. 4QUARTER 1 5. 5NUTRITIONINTRODUCTION:Proper nutrition is important for your good health. This module willhelp you understand the importance of balanced diet in goodnutrition. It also hopes to enable you to make good food choicesand maintain healthy lifestyle. So now, get ready to learn and behealthy. Remember, it is important to eat well and live well!Lesson 1: Good or Bad MalnutritionLets Try!Look at the pictures.Picture 1: Rod Picture 2: Lee Picture 3: RomyWho among the children is healthy? Why?Who is not healthy? Why? 6. 6Lets Do This!Compare Rod, Lee and Romy. Fill out the chart.Lee Rod RomyHow he looksHow you think he feelsWhat you think he can doWhat you think he CANTdoLets Remember!Finish the sentence.Malnutrition is_____________________________________________________ 7. 7Lets Check!What is a healthy child?Describe a healthy child. Use your own words.What is malnutrition?Answer using the word map below:Lesson 2: Are you under eating?Activity 1: A Story of Two ChildrenRead the stories of two children who are both 8 years old: Mand K.MLets Do! 8. 8M does not have appetite to eat; she is thin. She is also thesmallest child in her class. M wakes up late and is always in a hurryto go to school. She often misses breakfast. Its a long walk toschool and she arrives in class feeling weak and very tired. Shefeels sleepy and cannot understand the lesson. At home, lunch isrice and water with salt since her family is poor. M got sick. Thedoctor at the barangay health center said that M is suffering frommalnutrition.Answer the following questions:1. How does M look?2. How does she feel?3. What does M eat?4. What is M suffering from?5. What does M lack in her diet?KK is suffering from burn and has been in the hospital forweeks. He and his little brother were playing with matches andtheir house caught fire. K cannot eat. He finds it hard to chew andswallow food. He has lost a lot of weight and is already very thin.Answer the following questions:1. How does K look?2. How does he feel?3. What cant K eat?4. What might happen to K? Why?Activity 2: Draw Me a PictureDraw a picture of M or K. 9. Lets Remember!1. Protein-energy malnutrition is a kind of _____________________.2. In protein-energy malnutrition, there is lack of the nutrients______________ and ________________ in the diet.3. A child with protein-energy malnutritionlooks_______________________________________________________.feels _________________-_______________________________________.cannot______________________________________________________.9Finish the following sentences under your picture:Lets Check!On the space before the number: write True if the statement iscorrect, write False if the statement is wrong.___1. A child who eats too little suffers from over nutrition.___2. A child who eats too much suffers from malnutrition.___3. A child who suffers from protein-energy malnutrition is stout.___4. A child with protein-energy malnutrition does not learn well.___5. A child with protein-energy malnutrition lacks protein andcarbohydrates in the diet. 10. 10Lesson 3: Vitamins For Life?Lets Do!Activity 1Study the pictures below.Describe the children. 11. Activity 2: Know Your VitaminsMatch the deficiencies in column A with the vitamin a personneeds in column B.Draw a line to connect them.11A B1. Scurvy A. Vitamin A2. Beri-beri B. Vitamin B3. Rickets C. Vitamin C4. Night blindness D. Vitamin DE. Vitamin ELets Remember!Vitamins are nutrients that help regulate body functions. Aperson who lacks vitamins in the body will suffer nutritionaldeficiencies. 12. 12Lets Check!What will happen if we dont get enough vitamins?Name the vitamins needed for each situation.1. Jane finds it hard to read her favorite book. Her eyes areitching and burning.____________________________________________________2. Francis has dry and scaly skin. He gets tired easily and hasmuscle pains.____________________________________________________3. Leah often has nose and gum bleeding. Her wounds alsodo not heal easily._____________________________________________________4. Greg cannot walk and stand properly. He has weak bonesand muscles._____________________________________________________Choose one vitamin. Make a slogan on how to prevent vitamindeficiency.Content: 5 pointsStructure: 3 pointsCreativity: 2 points10 points 13. 13Lesson 4: Minerals For LifeI. Identify the signs and symptoms for each deficiency.Write in the appropriate column.Dizziness Joint pains Slow growthPaleness Brittle nails Difficult swallowingCramps Sleeplessness Slow mental growthIron- DeficiencyAnemiaIodine- Deficiency Calcium- DeficiencyII. What minerals do these foods contain?A. Write your answers on the blank.milkS seseaweedscheeseLets Check! 14. 14fishMalunggay leaveschickenshrimpscrabsMusselsclams 15. 15III. Match the deficiency in Column A to the healthy foods inColumn B. Draw a line to connect.A BRicketsIron-deficiency anemiaGoiter 16. 16Lesson 5: Are you overeating?Lets Do!Activity 1: A Letter For My FriendRead the letter below.Dear Friend,How are you doing? You have been absent in school for aweek now. I called your house. Your father told me that you geteasily tired and you find it hard to breathe. I asked if we can playafter school but he said you cannot. Your father said you do notalso want to go to school because you are afraid to be teased asa fat kid. Please call me so I can tell you our homework. Come toschool again soon.Love, Your FriendAnswer the following questions:1. Why is the friend not going to school?2. How does the friend look like?3. What is the friend suffering from?4. What foods did the friend eat that made him fat?Activity 2: Eat all you can!Draw your favorite food. 17. 1. Obesity is a kind of _____________________.2. In obesity, there is lack of ______________ and excess________________ in the diet.3. A child with obesitylooks___________________________________________.feels______________________________________________________.cannot___________________________________________________.17Finish the following sentences under your picture:Lets Check!On the space before the number: write True is the statement iscorrect, write False if the statement is wrong.___1. A child who eats too much suffers from under nutrition.___2. A child who eats too much suffers from obesity.___3. A child who suffers from obesity is skinny.___4. A child with obesity performs limited physical activities only.___5. A child with obesity lacks protein and carbohydrates in thediet.Lets Remember! 18. 18Lesson 6: Eat Just Right!Lets Try!What are your favorite foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner?Draw on the plates below.Breakfast LunchDinnerAre these healthy?Is it okay to eat too much or too less? Why? 19. 19Lets Do!Activity 2: Create Your Own Menu! 20. 20Lets Check!I. Use the Food Pyramid Guide to plan a balanced breakfast,lunch and dinner.Write inside the notepads.Breakfast LunchDinnerII. Complete the sentences below.If I eat too less, I may________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________If I eat too much, I may________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________If I eat just right, I may____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21. 21Lesson 7: Grow with Healthy FoodLets Try!Can you find the hidden names of nutritious foods?Find these and write on your notebook.P E C H A Y X VA Q S Q U A S HP U B E N M E WA C A S S A V AY F N G U A V AA B A M I L K HK A N G K O N GD M A N G O K UC A M O T E R NL B A N A N A Y 22. 22Activity 1: Match Me!What do we get from eating nutritious food?Match the picture to the correct word.Picture of root crops (kamote,cassava, corn)CarbohydratesCalciumVitaminsMineralsLets Do! 23. 23Activity 2: My Everyday MazeWhat are other foods that we need to eat more everyday?STARTA Healthy andBalanced YouDraw a carbohydrate-richfood.Draw a vitamin-richfood.Draw a mineral-richfood.TIME OUT!Lets Drink a glass ofmilkDraw a glass of milk 24. 24Why do we need to eat protein-rich foods?Why do we need to avoid salty and fatty foods?Write the reasons below.Yes to Protein!If I eat proteinrich foods, I will________________________________________________________________________________________________No to Salt and Fat!If I eat too salty and fatty foods, I will________________________________________________________________________________________________Lets Check! 25. 25Lesson 8: Healthy with Clean and Safe FoodLets Try!Sing the song to the tune of Row, row, row your boatEat clean and safe foodDo it everydayHappily, happily, happily, happilyWe will be healthyLets Do!Activity 1: Whats wrong?Study the picture. 26. Activity 2: Choose and TellDecide whether the picture shows proper ways to have clean andsafe food.If not write what must be done in your notebook.2611 23 45 27. 27Activity 3: Agree or Disagree?Which of the following practices do you like or dislike?Check ( ) the column.Agree Practices DisgareeI will keep cabinets and otherfood storage areas clean anddry.I will wash vegetables and fruitswith soap and water.I will leave utensils in the sink afterusing these.I will reheat leftover foods.I will serve food in clean dishes.I will eat lunch by the road.I will eat expired foods.I will use clean pots in cooking. 28. 28Lets Check!A. Provide the missing word on the blank. Use the picture toguide you.Wash _______________ , and __________before and after eating.Store_______________________ in acool and dry place ._______________ food to avoid germs carriedby _________. .B. Complete the phrases below:1. I will not eat uncovered leftover foodbecause_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. I will wash fruits and vegetables before cooking or eatingto__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 29. 29Lesson 9: Maintain A Healthy Life StyleLets Do!Activity 1Read the story assigned to your group.Story AKuya Ramon is always drinking beer at the sari-sari store.After drinking, he often stumbles and falls when going home.Sometimes he gets into a fight. Sometimes other people dontwant to drink with him. His family fears him when he is drunkbecause he gets angry and sometimes beat his children. He hasalso grown thinner since he doesnt eat well and prefers beer.Answer the following questions:1. What can you say about Kuya Ramon?2. Is this lifestyle of drinking often healthy? Why or whynot?3. What should Kuya Ramon do?Story BSusans father smokes cigarettes. He smokes inside thehouse. He thinks the children will not be affected since he smokeswhen the children are not around. Susan has a cough thatdoesnt seem to heal and is always coming back after a few days.When Susan was brought to the doctor, the doctor asked ifsomeone smokes in the family. Susans mother explained that thechildren are not harmed by her husbands smoking if they are notaround. The doctor explained about third-hand smoke. Smokefrom cigarettes gets trapped in the curtains and furniture in thehouse. Hence, the children will still breathe the polluted air fromthe trapped smokes chemicals.Answer the following questions:1. What can you say about Susans father?2. Is this lifestyle of smoking healthy? Why or why not?3. What should Susans father do? 30. 30Activity 2Choose the healthy foods and activities.Write your answer in your notebook. 31. Lets us Check!Copy and check on the column that corresponds to your answer.Activities Often Seldom Never311. Drink milk daily.2. Eat breakfast regularly.3. Eat junk food for snacks.4. Watch television all day.5. Drink three bottles of soda a day.6. Drink a lot of natural fruit juices.7. Drink 8 10 glasses of water daily.8. Stay close to a smoking person.9. Play active games with friends onSaturdays.10. Play computer games until lateat night. 32. 32Lets Do this at HomeWhat makes a healthy lifestyle?Provide the missing letters to form the word being described.1. Eating the right kind and right amount of foodB L N DD E2. Doing this will help your body to be strong and you will not easilyget sick, you will control your weight and have fun.R G L RE R C S3. It can cause lung cancer and infection, allergies and asthma.S M K N G4. Unhealthy beverages that commonly leads to malnutrition andvitamin deficienciesL C H L