A diet is the sort of food animals including humans eat regularly.

A preference is liking something more than another thing.

An allergy is a reaction to something that makes a person become sick or unwell.

An alternative is something that is different from what is usual.

Having a balanced diet means eating the right amount of foods from the different food groups.

Different diets for different people

Science

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

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

People who like to keep fit might follow an alternative {{}} for health and fitness purposes.

ask the person who made it for the recipe

Jun wants to find out the ingredients in the meal he is eating. How can he do this?

Some people become unwell when they eat certain foods. This can be called an ...

Which of these are reasons why people might remove meat from their diet?

Which of these is a health condition that means a person has to monitor their diet closely?

so you can make choices based on your diet

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

Which of the following foods has lots of vitamins and fibre?

Foods containing carbohydrates give us ...

Which of these foods has lots of calcium, which is good for the health of our bones?

Which kind of foods help our body to grow and repair itself?

the food contains a medium amount of fat.

If the fat section of a food label is coloured red, this means ...

Which of these secondary sources helps us know how much of each type of food to eat?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision required

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Different diets for different people

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.