CFC 20: Healthy eating for families

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Aim/learning outcome

• Understand the importance of a balanced diet

By the end of the session you will be able to:

• List the main food groups• State what is meant by a balanced diet • State the effects of a balanced diet on health

What does healthy eating mean?

A balanced diet means having the right amount of food from each food group.

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How much of each food you need changes as you get older. Children need more food from groups 3 and 4 than adults. This is because they are growing fast. Their stomachs are small and so they will also need snacks from food groups 1, 2 and 5.

OVER TO YOU…..

Get in pairs and list different types of food from each food groups. Remember to think of food that children will enjoy eating. You have 10 minutes.

Have a look

Look at these two meals. Which one is for a toddler and which one is for an adult? What is the difference?

So what is a balanced diet?

• Having a healthy number of foods from each food group.

• A balanced diet has plenty of fruit and vegetable intake.

• A balanced diet also includes a certain amount of sugar

MEN-daily calorie intake ? WOMEN-daily calorie intake ?

Why a balanced diet is good for health

• Our bodies need many different …………… and ………………. as well as………….

• Foods such as fruit and vegetables give us …………….. this is needed to keep ……………..

• Food such as ………… and ……………. give us energy and also calcium. This is needed for our bones

• Eggs and meat can give us ………….. This is needed in our ………...

• If we do not eat a balanced diet, we can get ……..

• Too much …….., especially if it is high in ….. and …………., can make people put on weight.

• This can cause …………………….and …………….

Spot it

Which of these foods are high in fat or sugar (or both)?

Over to you….

Think about what you have eaten in the last two days. Have you had five portions of fruit and vegetables each day? Have you had too many food that are high in fat or sugar?

Work in pairs and list the food under the food groups. You have 10 minutes.

Check learning

• A balanced diet means having only one type of food. T/F

• Meats are starchy food. T/F• A toddler can eat a full steak. T/F• Milk and diary products give us heart disease.

T/F• Calcium is gained through fish. T/F

Check learning

• Fruits and vegetables give us vitamin C. T/F• To much sugar can rot toddlers teeth. T/F• Lamb is a type of Fruit. T/F• A balanced diet gives us energy. T/F

Task 1

Create a poster on A4 card to show your understanding of a healthy, balanced diet. You must include:• A list of the five main food groups• The meaning of the term ‘balanced diet’• Ways that a healthy balanced diet can affect a

persons health