Grade 1 Hygiene Sources of food – Eating habits Notes
Hygiene: Eating Habits
Topic: Sources of Food • Subtopic: Eating habits • For children (age 6) — Kenya
Why we learn this
To stay healthy, we must eat clean food and use clean hands and plates. Clean food keeps germs away.
Where food comes from 🍲
- Farm (shamba) — maize, vegetables, beans 🌽🥬
- Market (soko) — fruits, fish, meat 🥭🐟
- Shop — flour, sugar, milk (maziwa) 🥛🍞
- Home garden — sukuma wiki, spinach 🌱
- Animals — eggs from chickens (mayai), milk from cows (maziwa) 🐔🐄
Tip: Buy or pick food from clean places. Ask an adult to help at the market.
Good eating habits — Keep clean! ✨
- Wash your hands with soap and water before eating. 🧼👐
- Wash fruits and vegetables well (with clean water). 🍎🚿
- Eat from clean plates and cups. Wash them after use. 🍽️
- Cover food so flies and dust cannot get in. 🛡️
- Cook food well (hot) so germs die — ask an adult to help. 🔥
- Bite and chew food slowly and carefully. No running while eating. 🐢
- Store milk and leftovers in clean containers; keep them cool if possible. ❄️
Hand-wash song (short) 🎵
Sing while you wash for 20 seconds:
1. Wet hands. 2. Soap and rub palms. 3. Rub backs, between fingers. 4. Rinse and dry. 🌊🧼👐
Activities for class or at home ✍️
- Draw your meal plate. Label the foods (ugali, sukuma wiki, maziwa, ndizi). 🎨
- Practice washing hands with a teacher or parent. Count to 20. ⏱️
- Visit a clean food stall with an adult. Talk about why it is clean. 🏪
Do's and Don'ts ✅❌
Do
- Wash hands
- Wash fruits
- Keep food covered
Don't
- Eat dirty or dropped food
- Share dirty cups
- Forget to wash plates
True or False — Quick quiz
- Wash fruits before eating them. True
- It is okay to eat from dirty plates. False
- Keep food covered from flies. True
- Soap is not needed for clean hands. False
Be clean, eat well, stay strong! 💪🌽🥛
Ask an adult to help with buying and cooking food. Safety first!