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Write down 5 key words that can link all these pictures together.

Food

Grow

Healthy

Vegetables

Fruits

Eating

Diet

A Healthy Balanced Diet‘You are what you eat!’

Miss Shah

•Learning Objectives:

1. To be able to identify examples of each type of food

2. To be able to explain the importance of a healthy balanced diet.

3. To use information to make decisions about nutrition.

What is a healthy balanced diet?1. A healthy balanced diet contains the right amount of food

from the main food groups.

- We get energy from food we eat.

TASK 1

1. In pairs, discuss what you ate for breakfast this morning………..

and decide whether you think it is

healthy or not.

What makes a healthy balanced diet?

- A healthy balanced diet consists of the right amounts of:

1. Carbohydrates2. Fats3. Proteins4. Vitamins5. Minerals6. Fibre7. Water

7 different nutrients we need

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Carbohydratespotatoes

Whole grain cereal

rice

bread

pasta

Fats

chocolate

sweets

chips

cakes

meat

oils

Cheese & cream

Vegetables - protein

potatoes

onions

Sweet pepper

broccoli

aubergine

carrots

Fruits –Vitamins pineapple

oranges

coconuts

bananas

tomatoes

grapes

Minerals

Iron from animal liver Orspinach

Calcium from milk

salt Magnesium from nuts

Fibrelentils

Fruits like apple and pears

beans

oats

WaterFruit juices milk

water

cucumber

-Too much salt can cause heart disease.

-Too much sugar can cause tooth decay.

-Not enough fibre can cause constipation

-Not enough Vitamin C can cause gum disease.

-Not enough water can cause dehydration and make you feel tired and dizzy.

TASK 2 Chose 1 person from below.

Write their name and job down in your book. Draw a food plate showing what you think they should eat for lunch and why.

Cristiano RonaldoFootballer

Tommy HillFire-fighter

Emma CrownDoctor

Milk is a good source of calcium for healthy bones and teeth.

ExtensionHomer Simpson asks you for

your advice on food. He wants you to help him eat a more

healthy balanced diet.

Design a diet plan of breakfast, lunch and dinner for homer.

Explain how the certain foods will help him.

Mmmm….doughnuts!

Exercise• Exercise can make you healthier by helping

control your body weight.• Exercise increases the amount of energy your

body uses and increases the proportion of muscle to fat.

• This can make your heart healthier.

Plenary Task

• Write down 1 thing you have learnt this lesson.

Key words

1. Carbohydrates2. Fats3. Proteins4. Vitamins 5. Minerals6. Fibre