Healthy Eating Healthy Eating Starter Complete the What

Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating Starter: Complete the ‘What I know about food’ sheet.

Healthy Eating LO: I can identify the main food groups and know what makes a healthy diet.

A Healthy Diet and Our Body If our bodies are human machines food is our fuel. How well we eat, affects how well our bodies work, and how long we live. It is especially important that we eat healthily as children, as we are still growing and developing; a young plant not given proper nutrients grows up to be a poor specimen . A healthy diet is sometimes called a balanced diet as it needs to consist of different types of foods. Eating properly and regularly is really important; what we eat and drink now, affects our health in the future.

Task 1 Write down what you ate yesterday for: breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.

What is a healthy diet? To eat a healthy diet, we need to make sure that we include foods from all of the food groups. Do you remember the name of each group?

Healthy Eating Pyramid The pyramid helps us to remember how much we need to include in our diet from each food group. The wider the section, the more foods from that group we need to eat.

Healthy Eating Pyramid Carbohydrates: take most food from this group (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes)

Healthy Eating Pyramid Fruit and vegetables: take 5 portions a day from this group Carbohydrates: take most food from this group (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes)

Healthy Eating Pyramid Meat, fish and dairy: take something from this group Fruit and vegetables: take 5 portions a day from this group Carbohydrates: take most food from this group (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes)

Healthy Eating Pyramid Foods high in fats and sugars: take only small amounts from this group Meat, fish and dairy: take something from this group Fruit and vegetables: take 5 portions a day from this group Carbohydrates: take most food from this group (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes)

Task 2 Look back at what you wrote down for your menus in the starter: Circle Carbohydrates in Green Proteins in Blue Fruit and Vegetables in Yellow Dairy in Pink Fats, Oils and Sugars in Red

Task 3 Now, let’s look again at what we ate yesterday. Can we improve these food choices to make it a more healthy diet? Swap or add foods so that we have included each of the 5 food groups. Make sure that you have included enough fruit and veg, as well as carbohydrates, but not too much fatty dairies, fats or sugars. Think about how you will get your proteins too…

Healthy Eating Myths It doesn’t matter what I eat as long as I do lots of exercise.

Healthy Eating Myths It doesn’t matter what I eat as long as I do lots of exercise. Wrong! Exercise is good for you, but it still matters what you eat. Eating the right foods means we can learn better and exercise better too!

Healthy Eating Myths Chocolate is bad for you!

Healthy Eating Myths Chocolate is bad for you! It’s true that chocolate isn’t the healthiest snack – but it isn’t all bad either! So, some chocolate can be part of a balanced diet. Plain (dark) chocolate is better for you thank milk; it is higher in iron.

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