Making better food and drink choices

Cooking and nutrition

Eat well now

Making aloo gobi

In this unit pupils use the Eatwell Guide, the 8 tips for healthy eating, and portion guidance to plan healthy meals and evaluate diets. They also use food labels to help make better food and drink choices.

The Eatwell Guide: meals and diets

True or false? A diet means to lose weight.

How many practical tips are there for healthy eating?

Which of the following can be used to help make better food and drink choices for health?

Base your meals on higher fibre starchy carbohydrates.

Eat less salt: no more than 6g a day for adults.

Match the practical advice to the healthy eating tips.

True or false? Most people need to eat less fruit and vegetables.

How many food groups are in the Eatwell Guide?

beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other proteins

potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates

Match the foods to the correct Eatwell Guide food group.

How many portions of fish is it recommended to eat each week?

Which foods provide starchy carbohydrate?

They are high in fat, salt and/or sugars.

Why should we have less of these types of foods? Cakes, biscuits, ice cream, crisps, and lemonade.

Making better food and drink choices

Lesson outcome