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Nutrition from food

I can identify that humans get nutrition from what they eat.

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Nutrition from food

I can identify that humans get nutrition from what they eat.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Knowing the nutritional information of what we eat is important so we can make informed decisions.
  2. The nutritional information of most pre-packed food in the UK can be found on the label.
  3. Some nutritional information is colour-coded to make it simple to understand quickly.
  4. Nutritional information is provided per 100 grams or per 100 millilitres and sometimes per portion of the food or drink.
  5. Nutrition information helps us compare foods in a fair way and be aware of foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar.

Common misconception

Some food groups, e.g. fats, are 'bad' for you.

Explanation of how using nutritional information can help us to make informed decisions about the foods that we eat.

Keywords

  • Nutritional information - Nutritional information is facts about the content of different foods.

  • Informed decision - An informed decision is a choice you make when you have all of the information about the decision topic.

  • Label - A label is a sign that gives us information about the thing it is with.

  • Colour-coded - If a set of objects are colour-coded, they are in different colours so that people can recognise them.

  • Calorie - Calories are often used as a measurement of the amount of energy that food provides.

Ask pupils to collect food labels and bring these into school to explore. Be mindful of pupils who have colour vision deficiencies and who may not be able to differentiate between different colours.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Examples of different food labels.

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.
Living things get from food.
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Correct Answer: nutrition, nutrients
Q2.
We can use texts, images or objects created using information gathered by others. What do we call these?
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Correct answer: secondary sources
units of measurement
conclusions
Q3.
Someone who studies food and gives about what we should eat is called a dietician.
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Correct Answer: advice, information
Q4.
Which of these gives us information about amounts of food?
Correct answer: the Eatwell plate
a book about magnets
a website about animal habitats
Q5.
The Eatwell plate shows us that we should not eat a lot of which type of food?
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fruit and vegetables
Correct answer: oils and spreads
carbohydrates
Q6.
Match each type of food with the benefit it gives to humans when they eat it.
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Correct Answer:fruit and vegetables,provide nutrients in the form of vitamins and fibre

provide nutrients in the form of vitamins and fibre

Correct Answer:carbohydrates,give us energy which can help us to stay active

give us energy which can help us to stay active

Correct Answer:proteins,help our bones and muscles to grow and to repair themselves

help our bones and muscles to grow and to repair themselves

Correct Answer:dairy and alternatives,contain vitamins and calcium which are important for good bone health

contain vitamins and calcium which are important for good bone health

Correct Answer:oils and spreads,contain fat which we need to eat as part of a healthy, balanced diet

contain fat which we need to eat as part of a healthy, balanced diet

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6 Questions

Q1.
Why is it important to know the nutritional information of what we eat and drink?
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Correct answer: We can make informed choices about what we eat and drink.
We can find out which foods taste the best.
We can find out how to cook different foods.
Q2.
The nutritional information of most pre-packed food in the UK can be found on the .
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Correct Answer: label
Q3.
Labels showing nutritional information are often red, amber and green. This is called .
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Correct Answer: colour-coding, colour-coded
Q4.
Why do we colour-code food labels?
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to make the label look nice
Correct answer: to make nutritional information simple and quick to understand
to make the food healthier
Q5.
Nutritional information can be provided per ...
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100 hours.
100 metres.
Correct answer: 100 millilitres or grams.
Q6.
Nutritional information helps us to choose foods that are high in fat...
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more often and in large amounts.
Correct answer: less often and in small amounts.
less often and in large amounts.