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CFC 20: Healthy eating for
families
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Polite reminder
Please turn mobiles on silent
Take coats and jackets off
Put your bags under the table (we do not want
anyone tripping over)
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.
1
4
3
2
5
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
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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