Food

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Food, the JAMB Physical and Health Education syllabus expects you to study:

• 1. Food a. Classes, sources and importance of food nutrients.
• b. Definition and composition of balanced diet.
• c. Diet planning for different groups of people –children, adolescents, athletes, pregnant women and aged;
• d. Food preservation, hygiene, preservation and storage.

Study notes & guidance

Study Food using a recommended Physical and Health Education textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Physical and Health Education, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Food, you should be able to:

1. Indicate the sources and importance of the various classes of food nutrients;
2. Define balanced diet and state its importance;
3. Draw up and specify dietary requirements for different groups of people;
4. Explain methods for food preparation, preservation and storage;
5. Explain the principles of food hygiene.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Physical and Health Education syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.