Food gives living things energy and helps them to stay healthy.

The health of a living thing is how well or ill it is. A healthy diet keeps a person or animal well.

Something that is unhealthy is not good for your health.

A portion is the amount of food that is given to one person at a meal.

Different amounts of food

Science

Washing hands

Brushing teeth

The importance of exercise

Different types of food

Food scientists

Staying healthy

In this Healthy me unit, pupils learnt the importance of eating the right amounts of different types of food. In the Healthy eating unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn that animals, including humans, need the right types and amounts of nutrition from what they eat

In the Human body parts unit, pupils learnt to identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body. In this Healthy me unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to describe ways in which we can look after our bodies and explain why it is important to do so.

This unit covers the importance of exercise, balanced nutrition, and hygiene for humans. It involves performing simple tests, observing closely, and identifying and classifying information. Emphasis is on asking questions, using observations to suggest answers, and gathering and recording data.

Healthy me

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

different types of food help our bodies in different ways.

Humans should eat different types of food because ...

True or false? Humans should eat the same amount of different types of foods.

A portion is the amount of food a human eats.

Which of these can help a human to plan how much of each type of food to eat?

What should make up the largest portion of a human's meal?

What type of food is missing from this food triangle?

How can foods like meat, fish and soya help our bodies?

Drinking milk can help to keep a human's bones and teeth healthy.

How does drinking milk help a human's body?

True or false? Foods containing lots of fat or sugar are healthy for humans when eaten often.

eating more foods that contain lots of sugar

making the right choices about the food they eat

Which of these will help a human to be more healthy?

Which of these foods should a human eat often?

Humans like eating different types of food.

Different types of food can help a human's body in different ways.

Humans eat different foods at different times of the day.

Why is it important for humans to eat different types of food?

Different amounts of food

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