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A healthy diet

I can explain what makes up a healthy diet and the potential impacts of eating unhealthily.

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A healthy diet

I can explain what makes up a healthy diet and the potential impacts of eating unhealthily.

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Key learning points

  1. A healthy diet includes a balance of different food groups.
  2. Nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, are essential for body functions.
  3. Poor dietary choices can lead to health issues, such as tooth decay.
  4. Understanding the sources of different nutrients helps us make better food choices.
  5. Maintaining a healthy and balanced diet promotes overall wellbeing and disease prevention.

Keywords

  • Nutrients - substances in food that the body needs for growth, energy, and maintaining health

  • Balanced diet - a diet that includes a variety of different foods in the right proportions to maintain health

  • Vitamins - nutrients in food that help you to grow, heal and fight off sickness

  • Minerals - elements, such as calcium and iron, which are needed by the body for various functions

  • Calories - a unit of energy that we get from food and drinks

Common misconception

You can tell if someone is healthy by their appearance.

Being healthy isn’t about how we look, it’s about how we take care of our body and mind. This helps us to feel good, have lots of energy, and do all the things we enjoy.


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Using school dinner menus to show what a healthy meal can look like could be a useful real world example.
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6 Questions

Q1.
How many portions of fruit and vegetables are you recommended to eat every day?
three
four
Correct answer: five
six
Q2.
True or false? You should limit the amount of sugary foods you eat each day to improve your health.
Correct Answer: true, yes, correct, T
Q3.
__________ would be a healthy drink to have with a meal.
Correct answer: water
milkshake
orange juice
fizzy drink
Q4.
Match the words to their correct definitions.
Correct Answer:dairy,foods made from milk, such as cheese and yoghurt
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foods made from milk, such as cheese and yoghurt

Correct Answer:starchy foods,the main source of carbohydrates
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the main source of carbohydrates

Correct Answer:fibre,a type of carbohydrate that helps digestion
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a type of carbohydrate that helps digestion

Correct Answer:protein,a nutrient that helps build and repair muscles and tissues in the body
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a nutrient that helps build and repair muscles and tissues in the body

Q5.
Examples of proteins are ...
Correct answer: fish
potatoes
Correct answer: chicken
Correct answer: tofu
pasta
Q6.
True or false? Eating lots of fruits and vegetables is good for your health.
Correct Answer: true, yes, correct, T

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to the correct definitions.
Correct Answer:nutrients,substances in food that the body needs for growth
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substances in food that the body needs for growth

Correct Answer:balanced diet,including a variety of different foods in the right proportions
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including a variety of different foods in the right proportions

Correct Answer:vitamins,nutrients in food that help you to grow, heal and fight off sickness
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nutrients in food that help you to grow, heal and fight off sickness

Correct Answer:minerals,elements needed by the body, such as calcium and iron
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elements needed by the body, such as calcium and iron

Q2.
True or false? You can only get protein from meat products.
Correct Answer: false, wrong, no, F
Q3.
Complete the sentence: A healthy diet is a diet.
Correct Answer: balanced
Q4.
The unit of energy we get from food is called a ...
kilogram
Correct answer: calorie
watt
joule
Q5.
True or false? Maintaining a healthy diet can help prevent us from getting some diseases.
Correct Answer: true, correct, yes, T
Q6.
Which of the following is not a food group?
dairy
starchy foods
Correct answer: fast food
proteins