A Balanced Diet

A balanced diet is considered as the healthy and nourishing way of eating and it means that you have to choose the right foods inthe right prortions from the food groups. A balanced diet must contain the following six nutrients:

• Carbohydrates-these provide a source of energy.
• Proteins-these provide a source of materials for growth and repair.
• Fibre-this is required to help your intestines function correctly; it is not digested.
• Minerals salts-these are required for healthy teeth, bones, muscles etc..
• Vitamins-these are required in very small quantities to keep you healthy.
• Fats-these provide a source of energy and contain fat soluble vitamins.

Without these components one can get sicknesses which are known as food deficiency diseases. Examples of food deficiency disease are:

• kwashiorkor
• marasmus
• ricket
• goitre
• scurvy
• beriberi,e.t.c

Eatng too much of these components is not healthy all together. When taken in large amounts they cause sicknesses like:

• obesity
• diabetes
• high-blood pressure

Acknowledgements:

• My Science Teacher

How to Make Brownies

Brownies are considered one of the most best desserts in the world. It is a favourite for both adults adn kids. The following is a brownie recipe. The end result is one to die for.

Ingredients
8- 1 ounce squares of unsweetened chocolate
1 cup butter
5 eggs
3 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2-1/2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted
Preparation:
-Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

-Grease a 9 x 13 pan.

-Melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan over low heat; set aside.

-In a mixer, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla at high speed for 10 minutes**.

-Blend in chocolate mixture, flour and salt until just mixed.

-Stir in the nuts.

-Pour into prepared pan.

-Bake for 35-40 minutes. (Don't overbake.)

-Cool and frost if desired, but that is not necessary.
** It's not required, but this is when it's very nice to own a stand mixer.
This is one of the best brownie recipes.

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is a web application used to help make easier information sharing, interaction, collaboration,e.t.c. Examples of Web 2.0 are :

• -social-networking sites
• blogs
• wikis
• video-sharing sites,e.t.c

URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Advantages

• it gives individuals the benefit of communicating with other people.
• there is easy accesibility and requires minimum skills to operate
• there are alot of tools to choose from which are advanced and sufficient
• one can find a wide range of information

URL:http://freedomofspeech.wikispaces.com/file/view/Presentation1.ppt#260,7,Advantages of Web2.0

CT Reflection

I found the lesson very interesting because i got to learn about Web 2.0, LAN and blogs even thougn i had never done it before.I found the quiz fun and just the experience of learning something new fascinating.