Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Understand the 5 food groups and the proportions of each needed to create a healthy, balanced diet.
• Know the nutritional properties of carbohydrates, fruit and vegetables, proteins and dairy foods as well as importance of limiting fat and sugar intake.

Activities

1. Create a collage of an Eatwell Plate in groups by sorting foods into categories.
2. Use knowledge of nutrition to answer client’s dietary questions and design and model a balanced meal.
3. Create a model of a balanced meal for a paper plate.

Investigation - exploring/analysing secondary sources
Use knowledge of food groups and a balanced diet to design healthy meals.

Vocabulary
Carbohydrates, proteins, dairy, fats, sugars, vitamins, minerals, fibre, growth, repair, health, energy