Healthy foods
I can describe the food groups that are good for my body.
Healthy foods
I can describe the food groups that are good for my body.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Food gives us energy, vitamins and minerals.
- Some foods contain a lot of energy (carbohydrates).
- We need a balance of different foods to give us everything we need to stay healthy.
- Eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day will help us to stay healthy.
Keywords
Starchy foods - a type of food group including bread, pasta, potatoes and cereal
Protein - a type of food group including eggs, meat, fish and beans
Dairy - a type of food group including milk, cheese and yoghurt
Alternative - something you can choose instead of something else
Common misconception
All food is equally useful for our bodies.
We need a range of things to keep our bodies healthy. This means we need a range of food in our diet, especially fruit and vegetables, which contain more nutrients than any other type of food.
To help you plan your year 2 rshe (pshe) lesson on: Healthy foods, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 rshe (pshe) lesson on: Healthy foods, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Starter quiz
5 Questions
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
a type of food group including bread, pasta, potatoes and cereal
a type of food group including eggs, meat, fish and beans
a type of food group including milk, cheese and yoghurt
something you can choose instead of something else