Nutrient-rich meal: doing and reviewing (non-statutory)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can follow a plan to make a nutrient-rich meal and review the outcome.
Key learning points
- It is important to plan healthy meals to make sure that your body is getting the nutrients it needs.
- Some processed food may have added salt, sugar and fat.
- Being able to make and cook healthy food is an important life skill.
- A nutrient-rich meal can be reviewed and improved.
Keywords
Nutrient - A nutrient is any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow.
Processed - A processed food is any food that has been altered in some way during preparation.
Life skill - A life skill is a skill that is useful or important in life, such as cooking.
Review - When scientists review, they look again at what they have done and consider if it could be improved.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that 'ready meals' contain the same nutrients as meals we have prepared and cooked ourselves.
Explanation of how processed foods can contain added salt, sugar and fat.
Teacher tip
This lesson links well with learning from 'Cooking and nutrition' within the Year 3 Design and technology curriculum. Pupils can follow their own plans or can create their own tortilla pizzas as shown in the lesson as a healthier alternative to processed food.
Equipment
Pupils will use the plan they created from the previous lesson to make a healthy meal, ingredients as required, access to food preparation and cooking facilities.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A balanced diet helps humans to...
Q2.What is a nutrient?
Q3.Which of these foods gives us energy?
Q4.What can we write to help us to eat a balanced diet?
Q5.Which of these statements is true?
Q6.Which of these secondary sources can help us to plan a nutrient-rich meal?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.When we record what we are going to eat, we are making a healthy eating
Q2.Why is a healthy eating plan useful?
Q3.A food that has been changed in any way during its preparation is called .
Q4.What is a life skill?
Q5.Which of these is a life skill?
Q6.A nutrient-rich meal can be and improved.
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