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Different nutrients
In your book answer the question what
do we mean by diet?

Discuss with the person next to you:

What does it mean for food to have
specific colours and would it be good to
have different colours in a dish?
Create a mini mind map entitled
“Types of nutrients” and, around the
title, list as many nutrients as you can.
Pre-learning task
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson you will:

Describe the Explain the role of

components of a each food group in the
healthy diet. body.
Think, pair, share
Why do we eat?
What do we get
from food?
What’s in a SNICKERS?
In a bar of Snickers we
find…
E___________
L___________
S___________
P___________
V___________
and M______
In a bar of Snickers we
find…
Energy
Lipids
Sugars
Proteins
Vitamins
and Minerals
Treasure Hunt!
Draw this table in your book:
Nutrient Function Food source
Extension questions:
1
To produce a good table you (answer in complete sentences)
2 1. State what is meant by a
should:
3 1.Use your ruler.
nutrient.
2. Determine a measurement for the 2. State the function of
4 carbohydrates
columns in cm.
5 3. Use the line of the book as one line in the 3. State two functions of
6 table. proteins.
7 4. Have three columns and eight lines –the 4. List four ways in which you
first one for the headings. lose water from the body.
What are the 7 nutrients your body
needs?
Unscramble the words below.
 ropetin  namesril EXTENSION
 taf  vimstain
 breadyotcrah  rawet Describe the
 brief function of
every nutrient.
What are the 7 nutrients your body
needs?
Unscramble the words below.
 protein  minerals EXTENSION
 fat  vitamins
 carbohydrate  water Describe the
 fibre function of
every nutrient.
The importance of labels
1. How do you decide which
cereal is the healthiest?
2. Why do you think food
labels are important?
 In this task you need to:
 Compare the 3 different breakfast cereals (foods)
using the food lables.
 Record the amount of nutrients per 100g of cereal in

your book, identifying the cereal they come from.

 Circle the highest value for each of the nutrients in

your table. CHALLENGE:

 Answer this question: Can you do this task in the

format of a table like the one
 Which cereal is the healthiest? Why? you did before?
 Apply the knowledge
Lipids provide you with a
Describe the triple store of energy. They also
keep you warm by providing a
role of lipids in the layer of insulation under your
body (3 marks) skin. Finally, they protect your
organs from damage.

Explain what is the meaning of a

balanced diet, providing examples of
food contained in it. (6 mark)
A balanced diet is eating food containing the right
nutrients in the correct amounts (1). Since nutrients are
essential substances the body needs to survive, a balanced
diet should contain enough carbohydrates to provide
energy (2), lipids to provide some energy store and
insulation (3), proteins for growth and repair (4), vitamins
and minerals to keep the body healthy (5), water to fill up
cells and body tissues and fibre (6), which allows the
digestive system to function properly.
V Balanced diet, nutrients, carbohydrates,
fibre, digestive system, regeneration.
lipids, insulation, proteins, vitamins, minerals, cells, tissues,

C And, which allows,

O since

P Full stop, comma

A balanced diet is eating food containing the right
nutrients in the correct amounts (1). Since nutrients are
essential substances the body needs to survive, a
balanced diet should contain enough carbohydrates to
provide energy (2), lipids to provide some energy store
and insulation (3), proteins for growth and repair (4),
vitamins and minerals to keep the body healthy (5),
water to fill up cells and body tissues and fibre (6), which
allows the digestive system to function properly.

V Balanced diet, nutrients, carbohydrates, lipids, insulation, proteins, vitamins, minerals, cells, tissues,
fibre, digestive system, regeneration.

C And, which allows,

O since

P Full stop, comma

 This lesson I have learned
There are six types of nutrients our bodies need:
• carbohydrates and lipids provide energy
• proteins are used for growth and repair
• vitamins and minerals keep you healthy
• fibre helps food move through the gut 
• water is needed in all cells and body fluids.
• A balanced diet contains the right nutrients in the right
amount for a specific life style.
In silence, answer these four
questions in your book.

1. What have I learned today?

2. What have I found easy?
3. What have I found difficult?
4. What do I still want to know?