The population is the total number of something living in a particular area in a particular period of time.

If something is sustainable, it meets the needs of people now without having a negative impact on the needs of people living in the future.

The environment is the surroundings of a living thing, including other plants or animals and the conditions they live in.

Food that is in season is only harvested at that time each year.

When you harvest a crop, you cut and collect it from where it is growing.

Sustainable sources of food (non-statutory)

Science

Making or finding food

Types of food

Amounts of food

Nutrition from food

Fats in food: plan and do (non-statutory)

Fats in food: review (non-statutory)

Nutrient-rich meal: planning (non-statutory)

Nutrient-rich meal: doing and reviewing (non-statutory)

Different diets for different people

Local food (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Food miles (non-statutory)

In this Healthy eating unit, pupils learn that animals, including humans, can not make their own food, they get nutrition from what they eat. In the Human circulatory system and Keeping healthy units, pupils will build on this knowledge to describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, and the impact of diet on the way their bodies function

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

This unit covers how animals, including humans, obtain nutrition from their diet, emphasising the need for the right types and amounts of food. It involves asking questions, gathering and presenting data, using scientific language, and interpreting evidence to answer questions and support findings.

Healthy eating

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Why is important that we think about where our food comes from?

Something that is {{}} meets the needs of people now without having a negative impact on the needs of people living in the future.

It look better than food from other countries.

Why should we buy local food that is in season?

They are concerned about the cost of their animals.

They are concerned about the age of their animals.

They are considerate towards the health of their animals.

Why do some farmers allow their animals to roam and graze outdoors in large fields?

What do animals, including humans, need to stay alive?

Plants produce their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water.

Some animals produce their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water.

Humans produce their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water.

True or false? All humans eat the same diet.

If a person is worried about animal welfare, what might they remove from their diet?

Some foods make some people unwell. This is called an {{}}.

Some people have lifelong health conditions so they need to monitor their diet.

We can make choices about our diet if we know the ingredients of our food.

to make sure we eat every food group in every single meal

Why is it important to know the ingredients of the food that you eat?

Starter Quiz