More sustainable diets
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Why this why now
There are a number of strategies that can be employed to create healthier, more sustainable diets. Practical strategies allow consumers to make a difference to their health and the planet, such as including more fruit and vegetables, and having a greater diversity of protein sources. This builds on the threads Food origins and provenance, and Sustainability. In Year 9, pupils investigate global food challenges, further exploring the principles of how diets can be more sustainable.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can describe the food origins of ingredients in dishes and meals.
- Pupils can name the origin of foods grown, reared or caught for consumption.
- Pupils can talk about how food is sourced, processed and sold in different ways, helping to ensure it is edible and safe to eat.
- Pupils can describe the healthy eating messages of the Eatwell Guide and list its food groups.
Threads
Why this why now
There are a number of strategies that can be employed to create healthier, more sustainable diets. Practical strategies allow consumers to make a difference to their health and the planet, such as including more fruit and vegetables, and having a greater diversity of protein sources. This builds on the threads Food origins and provenance, and Sustainability. In Year 9, pupils investigate global food challenges, further exploring the principles of how diets can be more sustainable.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can describe the food origins of ingredients in dishes and meals.
- Pupils can name the origin of foods grown, reared or caught for consumption.
- Pupils can talk about how food is sourced, processed and sold in different ways, helping to ensure it is edible and safe to eat.
- Pupils can describe the healthy eating messages of the Eatwell Guide and list its food groups.
More sustainable diets
In this unit pupils identify ways in which a diet can be healthier and more sustainable. Pupils suggest practical ways in which a range of strategies could be implemented. Through cooking two dishes, pupils apply this learning, giving them tools to adapt recipes in the future.
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