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 Date: Topic: BASIC FOOD NUTRIENTS                    Functions of Carbohydrates  1. They serve as a source of heat and energy to the body. 2. They add bulk to the faeces thereby acting as a mild laxative by roughages or dietary fibres.  3. They form the components of the hereditary principles e.g deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA)                                  PROTEINS                They are the main body building food substances that are necessary for building new cells and repairing worn out tissues. The enzymes and hormones found in the body are made up of proteins . They are also required in fairly large quantity in the body. They are made up of carbon, hydrogen,oxygen and some may also contain iron, sulphur and phosphorus. Proteins are also referred to as polypeptides      On hydro...

 Date: 21st November - 25th November, 2022 Topic: Family Needs, Goals and Standards  a. Family Needs : These are things that are  or very important for your wel being. Every family has various needs ranging from physical ,emotional, mental and social needs. Examples includes food, shelter, clothing etc.  b. Family Wants : They are some things a family desires to posses, wants to do, wishes for or longs for e.g a family may want a car, a house or a quality education. The realization of these wishes may depend on the family's scale of preference. c. Family Goals : These are sets objectives ,or aims which a family is working to achieve. A goal is ones desires or aim to achieve something e.g a goal can be buying a dress, a house , passing examinations . d. Family Standards : Family standards are measures of quality of the level of value or worth which  a family places on something. A family with high standards places low value or worth on things . All these affects ...

 Date: 21st November - 25th November ,2022 Topic: Child Development and Care  Sub - Topic: Care Required By a Child                The care required by a child includes love and warmth, good food, clothing ,good health, bath, play/exercises, immunization, good nutrition etc. The care given to a child influences the growth and development of the child.  a. Good Nutrition : The baby needs good food that can promote growth and development. Poor feeding in infancy can result to retarded growth. A baby can be fed either by the breast or bottle. The breast milk is the best because it contains all the essential nutrients for the baby in natural form. As baby grows, suitable semi solid foodse.g cereal are introduced . I. Breast Feeding : This involves the natural way to feed a baby. It can be started immediately after birth. A baby can be fed exclusively on breast milk from birth to up to six month.  Colostrum : This is the first milk ...

Date: 21st November - 25th November, 2022  Topic:  Basic Pattern Drafting    Click here for your week 10 notes        

  Date:  Topic: Cultural Food Habits        Food habit is the attitude and reactions of individuals towards food on a regular basis. It is based on the social , emotional and cultural factors in a given community. Food habit could be either good or bad and once they are established, they are not easy to change           Factors that Influence Food Habits  1. Health of the individual. 2. Educational level. 3. Psychological variation  4. Religious beliefs  5. Emotional feelings  6. Economic status  7. Family upbringing  8. Weather condition  9. Social interactions  10. Customs and taboos                Food taboos, Fads and Fallacies       These are factors that also have an effect of food habits. They tend to boost social status within the society.  I. Food Taboos: These are foods which are forbidden because of religious or c...

 Date : 8th November - 12th November ,2022 Topic : child Development            Factors that influence development     There are two major factors that influence development namely; Heredity  Development  I. Heredity: This is the tendency for a parent to transfer his/ her characteristics to his/her child e.g eyes,nose, colour of skin etc. The units which bear heredity or the hereditary factors in our body cells are called genes.  II. Environment: This includes everything that is outside the child e.g love and care he/ she receives, the family,feeding,toys,home, surrounding,clothing,shelter etc.                Areas of Development        Children develop at different rates and different areas. They include physical, emotional, mental,emotional,social and moral. They need adult attention all along the way in order to make the best of their development. I. Physical D...

 Date:8th November - 12th November ,2022 Topic: Clothing Repair                             DARNING           Darning is the process of mending or repairing a knitted  or woven article by wearing thread into the fabric to replace or strengthen torn or worn threads.                 General Guidelines for Darning  1. Choose a suitable thread which matches the garment in colour ,texture and thickness.  2. Work all darns on the wrong side of the article.  3. Use a long fine darning needle. 4. Draw or pull the edges of the year together with herring-bone stitch before darning. 5. Darn along the selvedge direction first. Then weave in the weft threads.  6. Ensure that the darn covers the tear or hole and all the worn area surrounding it.                   Types of Te...