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Diet and Nutrition
The eatwell plate
The 8 tips
Healthy eating in action
Show that the Eatwell plate can be seen as a pie-chart. It shows the
proportion of different foods that make up a healthy diet over a
period of time.
Resources: you will need copies of the Know your plate worksheet,
pencils and pens.
Organise the students into small groups. Share out the Making a
meal of it cards. Ask students to look at their meal card and
suggest practical ways in which it could be healthier.
Links to tutorials
Diet and nutrition: students can review the information discussed in
these face-to-face activities in their own time. The information is
differentiated.
Ask students how they would make a choice between similar foods.
What would they consider? How would they compare?
Get students to list and explain how they would make a choice
between similar foods, based on the discussion. What factors affect
food choice? How would they make a smart choice?
Talk about:
planning in advance and writing a shopping list;
cooking from scratch can be cheaper than take-aways;
buying in bulk can save money;
substituting expensive ingredients with cheaper varieties;
looking out for bargains while shopping;
saving left-overs for other meals.
What other ways to save money, or be a wise food shopper, can the
students suggest?
You could get students to write down the answers to these
questions, or answer verbally.
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Ask the students whether they can name any personal hygiene
rules.
a) Where about?
Use the Where about? worksheet to get students to indicate where
they would store a range of different food types.
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Write the suggestions on the board. You may wish to use the
Cooking safely PowerPoint to help with the questioning.
Links to tutorials
Hygiene and safety: students can review the information discussed
in these face-to-face activities in their own time. The information is
differentiated.
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