Transcript What makes a solid, solid?

You are what you
eat!
L/O ;- To what
makes a balanced
diet
Look at the food
diaries. What do you
think they are missing?
How do you think you could
improve this diet?
Food Diary 1
Breakfast
Peanut butter on toast
Chocolate Milk
Lunch
2 bags of crisps
1 slice of pizza
Lemonade
Dinner
Fish fingers
Chips
Ice-cream
Coke
Food Diary 2
Breakfast
No breakfast
Lunch
Green salad
Apple
Orange
Water
Dinner
Rice
Vegetable curry
Water
Food Diary 3
Breakfast
Boiled egg on brown toast
Apple
Glass of milk
Food Diary 4
Breakfast
Cereal and Milk
2 packets of skittles on the
way to school
Lunch
Brown bread Cheese and
salad sandwich
Orange
Water
Lunch
1 packet of crisps
Cheese and pickle wrap
2 cookies
Slush puppy
Snickers bar
Dinner
Spaghetti Bolognaise
Fruit Salad
Water
Dinner
Sweet and sour chicken and
rice
Chocolate ice-cream
Toffee popcorn when
watching film
What does a balanced diet look like?
For a balanced diet we should eat all of these nutrients
(although the amount we should eat for each may be
different)
• Carbohydrates
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Proteins
Fats
Minerals
Vitamins
Fibre
Water
Which of
these should
you eat the
most of and
least of?
Click on the link to play the interactive
game and find out what makes a balanced
diet and why this is important to your
health and well being
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/organisms_beh
aviour_health/diet_drugs/activity.shtml
Nutrient
How the body uses it
Carbohydrate To provide energy
Protein
Fat
For growth, making new cells
and repair of our bodies
Food sources it is
contained in
Cereals; bread; pasta;
potatoes (sugars and starch)
Fish; meat; eggs; dairy
products
To provide energy, as a store Butter; oil; nuts
of energy & for insulation
Minerals
Needed in small amounts to
maintain health
Salt; milk (calcium); liver (iron)
Vitamins
Needed in small amounts to
maintain health
Dairy foods; fruit; vegetables
Fibre
To provide roughage to help
keep food passing through
the gut
Vegetables; bran; wholemeal
bread
Water
Needed by cells and for body Fruit juice; milk; water(!)
fluids
So what have you
eaten in the last 24
hours?
Do you think this is a balanced
diet?
How could you improve it?