WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY?

Today we will be talking about looking after our bodies by eating healthily

WHY IS FOOD IMPORTANT?

* Food gives us energy for playing and working

* Our body uses energy all the time* It is important to eat three meals

every day to stay healthy and feeling good

*The useful parts of food are called nutrients.

*Nutrients are used to help our body grow and repair

itself.

All About Food

There are lots of different types of food.All of these foods are needed in a balanced

diet.

Fruit Meat Vegetables

Bread Cheese Fish

Eggs Nuts Grains

Sugar and Fat

If you eat lots of fatty foods, you might get ______. Eating too much sugar

is bad for your ________ and might mean you have __________. If you eat too

much sugar instead of other foods, like ________ your diet won’t be balanced.

Fruit and Vegetables

Fruit and vegetables have lots of __________ in them. You also get most of

your __________ from fruit and vegetables. Vitamins are useful for keeping

you _____________ and for stopping you getting __________. You get ___________

in fruit and vegetables. They help to keep you healthy.

USE THESE WORDS TO HELP YOU

fibre health vegetables fat vitamins teeth healthy ill

minerals fillings

Foods for activity and growth

Answer true if the food helps you grow, false if it does not.

milk

fish

beans

chicken

sweets

Circle the foods that give you energy

Answer true if the food gives you energy, false if it does not.

vegetables

chocolate

bread

rice

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO?

Working in pairs, design a healthy menu for your new café. Think of a

name for your café and several starters, main meals, desserts and

drinks.

Remember - healthy, nutritious and tasty!

INTRODUCTION

     Present the first two slides of the PowerPoint and read the objective and focus for the lesson

     Ask “What do we mean by healthy eating?”

 

DISCUSSION

     Show the next slide containing the question “Why is food important?” (First animation) Ask children why they think it is important. After discussion, show next three animations

     Show next slide and tell class about nutrients in food

     Show next slide and discuss the importance of a balanced diet

 

TASK

      Display next slide and ask children to fill in the blanks on a healthy diet

Display next slide and ask children to decide which foods fit into which groups.

      Ask them to work in pairs to produce a healthy, tasty menu for their café. Children to give café a name and create starters, main courses, puddings and drinks

      For extension children can complete worksheet two