My meals the Eatwell Guide way
I can sort meals and snacks into the Eatwell Guide food groups.
My meals the Eatwell Guide way
I can sort meals and snacks into the Eatwell Guide food groups.
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Key learning points
- Our diet (the food and drink consumed) can be mapped against the Eatwell Guide food groups for improvements.
- We need a little fat in our diet, such as oil and spreads.
- Foods such as crisps, ice cream, biscuits, cake and chocolate should be eaten less often and in small amounts.
- Meals and snacks can be sorted into the Eatwell Guide food groups.
Keywords
Diet - all the food and drink we consume
Oil - a liquid fat pressed from the seeds and nuts of a plant
Spreads - a replacement for butter made from vegetable oils
Snacks - food eaten between meals
Common misconception
A diet means to lose weight.
The word ‘diet’ describes all the food and drink we consume.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Fruit and vegetables
Potatoes, bread, rice, pasta
Beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat
Dairy and alternatives
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Eat 5 A DAY.
Eat at every meal time.
Have some every day e.g. beans on toast.
Have some every day e.g. a soya drink.
Fruit and vegetables
Potatoes, bread, rice, pasta
Beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat
Dairy and alternatives