Year 7/8 Health

Healthy Bodies
Body Image, Nutrition and
Exercise
 LESSON 2

Nutrition & Exercise

How are young people going
with nutrition and physical
activity?
 Nutrition:
The process of providing or obtaining the
food necessary for health and growth.
 Healthy Habits,
Healthy You!

“You are what you eat!” The sorts of

foods you eat in a day actually become a
part of your body.

Some foods can provide you with energy,

support growth, help your immune system
and much more to maintain a healthy life.

So, if you choose the right sorts of foods,

you’ve got a much better chance of
staying healthy.
 5 MINUTE BLITZ
● Students are to be divided into 6 even groups and each is
assigned a food group
■ Fats
■ Proteins
■ Carbohydrates
■ Vitamins
■ Minerals
■ Water
● Groups have 5 minutes to research the following:
○ What is the role of your food group?
○ What are some food/drink examples of your food group?
○ What could happen if you don’t have enough or have too
much?
● Students will then present their results to the class.
Healthy Food Plate
►What does a healthy food plate look
like to you?

►What does the phrase “Balanced Diet”

mean to you?
Using what
you’ve learnt
about nutrition
and the healthy
food plate,
create your own
healthy plate for
either breakfast,
lunch or tea.
 Food Labelling

What do you know about food labels?

Visit the following website to see the
different components of a food label:

https://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/c
onsumer/food-labelling/how-read-label/
interactive-food-label

Make sure to rotate the food label 360o

and click on all and signs
What
did we
learn?
 Correctly match the numbers to the
ACTIVITY correct part of the food label.

Number Item

5 Nutrition Information Panel

Date marking
3
9 Batch number

Information for allergy sufferers

Name or description of food

Business Information
1 8
Weight and measures

Directions for use & storage

4
6 Ingredient list

2 7
Physical Activity
 BRAINSTORM

What does Physical Activity mean?

Physical activity is defined as any
bodily movement produced by
skeletal muscles that requires
energy expenditure.
 How much Physical Activity?

►Children and young people should aim for

at least 60 minutes of moderate to
vigorous physical activity each day.
►Activities should be mainly aerobic;
activities that make your heart beat
faster.
►Vigorous activities, as well as those that
strengthen muscle and bone, should be
included in the recommended 60 minutes
at least three days per week.
 How much Physical Activity (cont)
►The 60 minutes can be made up of
shorter bursts of activity throughout the
day that add up to 60 minutes or longer.

►Long periods of sitting can counteract

the benefits of being physically active
so should be broken up as often as
possible.

►Sedentary (seated) recreational screen

time should be limited to 2 hours per
day. This does not include screen based
activities for educational uses.
 Benefits of being Physically Active

►Improved muscle and bone

growth and development
►Improved coordination and
movement skills
►Improved confidence and
happiness
►Improved self-esteem
Benefits of being Physically Active (cont)

►Improved cooperation, teamwork

and leadership skills
►Helps develop friendships

Do you agree with the benefits?

Are there some benefits you would like to
add?