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Year 3

Nutrient-rich meal: doing and reviewing (non-statutory)

I can follow a plan to make a nutrient-rich meal and review the outcome.

New
New
Year 3

Nutrient-rich meal: doing and reviewing (non-statutory)

I can follow a plan to make a nutrient-rich meal and review the outcome.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. It is important to plan healthy meals to make sure that your body is getting the nutrients it needs.
  2. Some processed food may have added salt, sugar and fat.
  3. Being able to make and cook healthy food is an important life skill.
  4. A nutrient-rich meal can be reviewed and improved.

Common misconception

Pupils may think that 'ready meals' contain the same nutrients as meals we have prepared and cooked ourselves.

Explanation of how processed foods can contain added salt, sugar and fat.

Keywords

  • Nutrient - A nutrient is any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow.

  • Processed - A processed food is any food that has been altered in some way during preparation.

  • Life skill - A life skill is a skill that is useful or important in life, such as cooking.

  • Review - When scientists review, they look again at what they have done and consider if it could be improved.

Equipment

Pupils will use the plan they created from the previous lesson to make a healthy meal, ingredients as required, access to food preparation and cooking facilities.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Complete this sentence. A balanced diet helps humans to...
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do more exercise.
eat lots of food.
Correct answer: have good health.
Q2.
What is a nutrient?
a type of exercise
a way of having good hygiene
Correct answer: a substance that plants and animals need in order to live and grow
Q3.
Which of these foods gives us energy?
Correct answer: carbohydrates
protein
fruit and vegetables
Q4.
What can we write to help us to eat a balanced diet?
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an investigation plan
Correct answer: a healthy eating plan
a conclusion
Q5.
Which of these statements is true?
Investigating food is a secondary source.
Correct answer: A recipe book is a secondary source.
A meal plan you have written is a secondary source.
Q6.
Which of these secondary sources can help us to plan a nutrient-rich meal?
a website about plants
Correct answer: an online recipe
a blog about scientists
Q5 image 1 shisu_ka/Shutterstock Q6 image 2 RossHelen/Shutterstock

6 Questions

Q1.
When we record what we are going to eat, we are making a healthy eating...
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Correct Answer: plan
Q2.
Why is a healthy eating plan useful?
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to make sure you eat only foods you like
to make sure you get the right amount of exercise
Correct answer: to make sure your body gets the right nutrients
Q3.
A food that has been changed in any way during its preparation is called...
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Correct Answer: processed, processed food
Q4.
What is a life skill?
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something that helps us to have good handwriting
Correct answer: something that is important or useful for life
something that is important for recording investigation results
Q5.
Which of these is a life skill?
playing video games
learning to play the piano
Correct answer: cooking
Q6.
A nutrient-rich meal can be and improved.
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Correct Answer: reviewed, review
Q2 asiandelight/Shutterstock Q3 monticello/shutterstock Q6 tuthelens/Shutterstock

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