Different diets for different people
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can respectfully ask questions about the diet choices of others.
Key learning points
- Some people choose to remove meat from their diets for religious, environmental or personal reasons.
- Some people are allergic to individual ingredients.
- Some people have lifelong health conditions where they need to monitor their diet more closely.
- Some people follow alternative diets for sport and fitness purposes.
- Knowing the ingredients of the food you eat allows you to make choices based on your diet.
Keywords
Diet - A diet is the sort of food animals including humans eat regularly.
Preference - A preference is liking something more than another thing.
Allergy - An allergy is a reaction to something that makes a person become sick or unwell.
Alternative - An alternative is something that is different from what is usual.
Balance - Having a balanced diet means eating the right amount of foods from the different food groups.
Common misconception
All people eat the same foods and have the same diet.
Explanation that different people have different diets for a variety of different reasons, such as allergies, intolerances or their own choice.
Teacher tip
In task A, be sensitive to the needs of pupils with different diets. Some may not wish to discuss why they do or don't eat certain foods. Encourage pupils to understand the need to be respectful of differences and to be curious, empathetic and open-minded when discussing these.
Equipment
For task B, use secondary sources such as recipe books and access to online recipe sites.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following foods has lots of vitamins and fibre?
Q2.Foods containing carbohydrates give us ...
Q3.Which of these foods has lots of calcium, which is good for the health of our bones?
Q4.Which kind of foods help our body to grow and repair itself?
Q5.If the fat section of a food label is coloured red, this means ...
Q6.Which of these secondary sources helps us know how much of each type of food to eat?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.People who like to keep fit might follow an alternative for health and fitness purposes.
Q2.Jun wants to find out the ingredients in the meal he is eating. How can he do this?
Q3.Some people become unwell when they eat certain foods. This can be called an ...
Q4.Which of these are reasons why people might remove meat from their diet?
Q5.Which of these is a health condition that means a person has to monitor their diet closely?
Q6.Why is it important to know the ingredients of the food you eat?
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