A healthy diet
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain what makes up a healthy diet and the potential impacts of eating unhealthily.
Key learning points
- A healthy diet includes a balance of different food groups.
- Nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, are essential for body functions.
- Poor dietary choices can lead to health issues, such as tooth decay.
- Understanding the sources of different nutrients helps us make better food choices.
- Maintaining a healthy and balanced diet promotes overall wellbeing and disease prevention.
Keywords
Nutrients - substances in food that the body needs for growth, energy, and maintaining health
Balanced diet - a diet that includes a variety of different foods in the right proportions to maintain health
Vitamins - nutrients in food that help you to grow, heal and fight off sickness
Minerals - elements, such as calcium and iron, which are needed by the body for various functions
Calories - a unit of energy that we get from food and drinks
Common misconception
You can tell if someone is healthy by their appearance.
Being healthy isn’t about how we look, it’s about how we take care of our body and mind. This helps us to feel good, have lots of energy, and do all the things we enjoy.
Teacher tip
Using school dinner menus to show what a healthy meal can look like could be a useful real world example.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How many portions of fruit and vegetables are you recommended to eat every day?
Q2.True or false? You should limit the amount of sugary foods you eat each day to improve your health.
Q3.__________ would be a healthy drink to have with a meal.
Q4.Match the words to their correct definitions.
foods made from milk, such as cheese and yoghurt
the main source of carbohydrates
a type of carbohydrate that helps digestion
a nutrient that helps build and repair muscles and tissues in the body
Q5.Examples of proteins are ...
Q6.True or false? Eating lots of fruits and vegetables is good for your health.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the correct definitions.
substances in food that the body needs for growth
including a variety of different foods in the right proportions
nutrients in food that help you to grow, heal and fight off sickness
elements needed by the body, such as calcium and iron
Q2.True or false? You can only get protein from meat products.
Q3.Complete the sentence: A healthy diet is a diet.
Q4.The unit of energy we get from food is called a ...
Q5.True or false? Maintaining a healthy diet can help prevent us from getting some diseases.
Q6.Which of the following is not a food group?
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